"Twinkle, Twinkle…"
This proposal is for "Project Glow" for the 9th Annual DUMBO Arts Under the Bridge Festival. The idea is to use the smallest possible light source, white colored twinkle lights, which are commonly used for holiday decorations. We propose densely wrapping the Brooklyn-side tower of the Manhattan Bridge in these strands of white twinkle lights, thus outlining the tower in over one million (perhaps more) small twinkling lights, creating a ghost tower of sorts. The "twinkle tower" would be visible from Manhattan and announce the Festival to all Lower Manhattan at night, as well as the immediate neighborhoods in Brooklyn. It would serve as a lit landmark to those attending evening events in DUMBO. Technical issues abound, including access to the entire east tower from top to bottom. It is hoped that workers who have clearance to be on the tower would be approached to volunteer to string lights (and to take them down again). These issues would need to be addressed for feasibility, but if they could be ascertained, this would be a most incredible light tower announcing the Festival.