Planet Word Chandelier

The Planet Word Chandelier was created by Hypersonic in 2020, for the Planet Word Museum in Washington, D.C.
The Planet Word Chandelier is a 12 foot diameter sphere, covered in 4,860 individually controlled light elements. Together, these distributed lights create a spherical screen, displaying interactive content about the world’s languages, controlled by several nearby mounted interactive iPad stations. The Planet Word Chandelier envelops the room in a vibrant display of light and sound.
At night, to make room for events and use the full space, the Planet Word Chandelier automatically raises up to the ceiling and transforms into a unique and massive chandelier, able to bathe the room in swirling patterns of twinkling light. In the morning, it lowers back down to become a globe once again.