AUTUMN LIGHTS FESTIVAL 2022

Mayor’s
AWARD 

SERPENT TWINS
Jon Sarriugarte and Kyrsten Mate
Empire of Dirt

PORT OF OAKLAND SPONSor’s AWARD 

HOLOSPHERE
Michael Singletary
and Gabriel Levy

NIANTIC
SPONSOR’s AWARD

SUN SEEDS
Toby Schachman, Monique DeSalvo, and  Ryan Alexander

The Rest of the Winners

Thursday 10/13

Parks & Rec Director’s Award:
Watchagonnado
Marqeta Sponsor’s Award:
The Glass Garden
Port of Oakland Sponsor’s Award:
Holosphere
Councilmember Bass Award (Dist. 2): SubQuercus
Friday 10/14

Oakland Parks & Rec Foundation Award:

Laser Light Lava Lamp
Mayor’s Award:
Serpent Twins
Councilmember Fife Award (Dist. 3):
Charismatic Metafauna
PG&E Sponsor’s Award:
Ferdinand
PRAC Award:
Fairy Circle
Saturday 10/15

Parks Works Director’s Award:

Dream Pipes
Lake Merritt Breakfast Club Award:
Faces of Oakland
Oakland Soul/Roots Sponsor’s Award:
Lighticord
Niantic Sponsor’s Award:
Sun Seeds

Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt –
Blonde Raccoon Award:
Helga Mahlmann
Garden Godmother Award:
Brooke A. Levin

2022 PARTICIPATING ARTISTS

NUCLEUS

by Joshua Hubert

NUCLEUS
by Joshua Hubert

Nucleus is presented as a proposed upgrade to the historic landmark installation of the Necklace of Light that encompasses Lake Merritt. Nucleus uses a brand new technology that allows the simple replacement of the bulbs with full color LED bulbs that can send data along the original 2 wire system, sending both power and data along a single positive cable allowing each bulb to be individually controlled to create dynamic animations that flow and sparkle around the lake.

SPECTRA-GENERATORS

by Joshua Hubert

SPECTRA-GENERATORS
by Joshua Hubert

Spectra-Generators is two "Jacob's Ladders" electrical Arc machines inside a 6' tube covered in holographic material that translates electrical Arc into a spectrum of rainbow light.

I ✈ OAK

by Joshua Hubert

OIA PIECE
by Joshua Hubert

A Neon sculpture for the Port of Oakland, Sponsors of the 2022 Autumn Lights Festival. Each handmade Neon piece is framed in the window of the recycled fuselage of an original American Airlines N693AA Boeing 757 aircraft. The illuminated glass tubes use traditional non-phosphor coated glass, with the blue illumination of the letters created with Mercury Vapor gas, and the plane created using Neon gas, matching the retro style of this 1993 aircraft.

LUMINARIA

by Dedicated Deadheaders

LUMINARIA
by Dedicated Deadheaders

Small white bags illuminating paths

WATCHA
GONNADO

by Armelle Le Roux

WATCHAGONNADO
by Armelle Le Roux

Free standing stained glass panel.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: armelleglass@gmail.com

GLASS PANORAMAS

by Armelle Le Roux

GLASS PANORAMAS
by Armelle Le Roux

Four glass panoramas

ARTIST'S EMAIL: armelleglass@gmail.com

AUTUMN
DAHLIAS

by San Leandro Dahlia Society

AUTUMN DAHLIAS
by San Leandro Dahlia Society

Lighting up the Dahlia flowers

CARNIVOROUS FLOWER

by Clive Brown

CARNIVOROUS FLOWER
by Clive Brown

This lily is hungry for you!

ARTIST'S EMAIL: cliveeta@yahoo.com

HORTI-RECYCLE-CULTURE


Sharon Kallenberger +
FGLM Rose Garden Volunteers

HORTI-RECYCLE-CULTURE
Sharon Kallenberger + FGLM Rose Garden Volunteers

Illuminated garden sculptures made of repurposed materials.

PHOSOPHOROSES


Sharon Kallenberger +
FGLM Rose Garden Volunteers

PHOSOPHOROSES
Sharon Kallenberger + FGLM Rose Garden Volunteers

Illuminated garden sculptures made of repurposed materials.

LASER LIGHT
LAVA LAMP

Sarinda Newell and Ranjeet Tate

LASER LIGHT
LAVA LAMP
Sarinda Newell and Ranjeet Tate

The viewer sees an abstract, complex, continuously transforming and immersive laser-generated image projected on a dome which is viewed from the outside. The images are ethereal and often evoke the feeling of being underwater - hypnotic, mesmerizing, and psychedelic.

PROJECT FLASHLIGHT


by Neal Strickberger

PROJECT FLASHLIGHT
by Neal Strickberger

Pure, incredibly bright white beams from massive searchlights interactively controlled by audience members. Contrasts with the night sky, visible for miles.

SUBQUERCUS


Aimee Baldwin, Logan Daniel
and John Daniel

SUBQUERCUS
Aimee Baldwin, Logan Daniel and John Daniel

SubQuercus: Under the Oak. Softly lit hand-crafted paper lanterns and sound installation, creating a warm inviting space that celebrates and illuminates the often overlooked smaller elements of life found under Coastal Live Oak, and in other California native habitats.

THE EXQUISITE CORPSE

by Jeremy Silver

THE EXQUISITE CORPSE
by Jeremy Silver

The Exquisite Corpse is a patchwork creature, made from an ever growing collection of eclectic body parts, each of which can be bolted to any other. It's like a build-your-own-sculpture kit! Threaded through the creature are luminous organ systems that send light racing through veins and nerves, winding from its heart and brain to the tips of its fingers, tails, and wings.

CHARISMATIC METAFAUNA

by Majorelle Arts

CHARISMATIC METAFAUNA
by Majorelle Arts

Metal sculptures of endangered species whose lights and songs dim when people interact too much, brightening when participants are respectful.

Crystal Campfire


by Toby Schachman and Monique DeSalvo

CRYSTAL CAMPFIRE
by Toby Schachman and Monique DeSalvo

A place for a small group to gather, Crystal Campfire is made up of 6 crystals that have different lighting modes. Each mode has an ambient sound (ocean, rainforest, campfire, sunrise, thunderstorm) that goes with it.

Sun Seeds


by Toby Schachman, Monique DeSalvo,
and Ryan Alexander

SUN SEEDS
by Toby Schachman, Monique DeSalvo, & Ryan Alexander

Sun Seeds is a shimmering chromatic, alien organic mobile, grafted onto a tree. It reflects and refracts the shapes of plant life at microscopic and macroscopic scales.

FOR THE LOVE
OF WIENERS


by Tenaya Conklin

FOR THE LOVE OF WIENERS
by Tenaya Conklin

Wiener dogs are the best of man's best friend, and we celebrate our love for them in these LED and upcycled sculptures. Check out the sound reactive jewelry, shimmering on all the lovable hounds as well as more wearable tech, doggy style.

LIGHTSICHORD


by Grant Patterson

LIGHTSICHORD
by Grant Patterson

Lightsichord is a sound-and-light instrument under your command. Wave your hands over its sensor to pluck virtual strings that produce sound and giant waves of colored light. Raise your hand for louder sound and brighter light. Move your hand forward and back to change color and scale. Lightsichord plays pentatonic scales, harmonious groups of notes used by ancient civilizations and modern musicians.

BUTTERFLY
EFFECT - Migration is Beautiful

by Kaia Marbin and Lillian Ellis

BUTTERFLY EFFECT
Migration is Beautiful
by Kaia Marbin and Lillian Ellis

Origami and cricut butterflies lit up with LED lights and spotlights in solidarity with migrant children coming to the US.

PORTALS FOR PEOPLE


by Seth Marbin

PORTALS FOR PEOPLE
by Seth Marbin

Portals are windows or doorways into another world. Portals for People start as digital photographs of a scene or object found in our physical world. They capture a moment with the light, energy, and emotion of a particular place and time. For Autumn Lights these portals will be animated and projected onto natural objects in the Gardens at Lake Merritt.

SELFIE SPOT


by Anca Mosoiu

SELFIE SPOT
by Anca Mosoiu

The Autumn Lights Festival logo beautifully rendered to glow at night.

THE BUTTERFLEET


by Anca Mosoiu

THE BUTTERFLEET
by Anca Mosoiu

Butterfly in Light is a larger-than life film of a monarch in flight, each frame rendered in a different light-up medium, from shadowbox paper cutouts to EL wire, by a number of artists.

KIWI DELIGHT


by Maureen Spranza

KIWI DELIGHT
by Maureen Spranza

This is a collection of art which has lights running through mesh tubing attached to canvas.

ANCESTOR’S GROVE


by Stephanie Anne Johnson
and Kevin Myrick

ANCESTOR’S GROVE
by Stephanie Anne Johnson & Kevin Myrick

Three Mixed Media Tree Sculptures with embedded faces and wrapped lighting elements, with a green lighted ground cover. An Afro Futurist vision of the intersection between legacy, nature & technology, and the bond between humans and the spirit world.

FIND YOUR FLOW


by flowtoys

FIND YOUR FLOW
by flowtoys

TINKERER’S CORNER
BEE HOTELS


by Studio One Arts
Tinkerer's Corner Camp

TINKERER’S CORNER BEE HOTELS
by Studio One Arts Tinkerer's Corner Camp

Will I See
You Again?

by Diving Bird

WILL I SEE YOU AGAIN?
by Diving Bird

This piece is inspired by the scientific movement of the extinction and the ideas behind resurrecting species lost by anthropogenic causes. It focuses on our extinct bird species through illuminated figures of what was and what may be.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: divingbirdvisuals@gmail.com

POLLINATOR PERSPECTIVE

by Pollinator Posse

POLLINATOR
PERSPECTIVE
by Pollinator Posse

An immersive experience stepping into the world of pollinators.

BEE HOTEL
GETS LIT!

by Bee Garden Volunteers

BEE HOTEL
GETS LIT!
by Bee Garden Volunteers

A HUMAN CONNECTION

by Emily Schooley

A HUMAN CONNECTION
by Emily Schooley

An interactive giant mushroom that lights up when someone connects two of the handprints on its stem.

DREAMPIPES


by Clody Cates

DREAMPIPES
by Clody Cates

A self contained water fountain sculpture that brings calm to the mind, body, and soul. Spectators are invited to explore from all angles, including entering its core, where they will be surrounded by a mixture of flowing water sounds and purified misty air.

SHADOW BOX LANTERNS


by Josh Katz and the Hooligans

SHADOW BOX LANTERNS
by Josh Katz with help from the Hooligans

Serving you some hot shadows and sick sillhouettes. Carefully cleaned and restored by the Hooligans.

FERDINAND

by Joe McDonald

FERDINAND
by Joe McDonald

Ferdinand is a sculpture, a sanctum, an altar, a shrine, a portal into waking dreams.

LIGHT ORCHESTRA

by Benjamin James and Ka-Ping Yee

LIGHT ORCHESTRA
by Benjamin James and Ka-Ping Yee

Come dance in front of our 20 foot tall wall of Total Control Lighting, and be in control of all of the 1,250 full color LEDs!

WORMHOLE &
the garden
of intent


by Filma Collective

WORMHOLE & The Garden of Intent
by Filma Collective

The wormhole is a sound-reactive 20 foot long LED tunnel with 1800 lights that you walk through.

SERPENT TWINS


by Jon Sarriugarte & Kyrsten Mate

SERPENT TWINS
by Jon Sarriugarte & Kyrsten Mate

The Jormungand (Midgard) and Julunggul (Rainbow) serpents sit between 2 worlds; the old world that needed and revered them and the present which has shunned such monsters as fears metamorphosed into mythical form. The two 50-foot kinetic mobile sculptures are rendered in metal and cast off materials using modern science; restoring ancient mythos to the modern world.

THE LETTUCE
& THE MARIGORRINGOA


by Zolie Sarriugarte
and Karydis Johnson

THE LETTUCE &
THE MARIGORRINGOA
by Zolie Sarriugarte and Karydis Johnson

Two art pieces built by two teenagers over the summer. One a light installation for a garden and one a mobile ladybug.

UNDERWATER PSYCHEDELIC DISCO CAT BOX


by Paige Tashner

UNDERWATER PSYCHEDELIC DISCO CAT BOX
by Paige Tashner

The Underwater Psychedelic Cat Box is an unexpected and surreal 3D blacklight cat-themed shadow box. Everything in the box from the cats doing cat and non-cat stuff with and on cat and non-cat things to the trippy walls, ceiling and floor of the cube will glow with UV/Blacklight-reactive paint.

PYRAMID
OF WHIMSY

by Paul Epstein

PYRAMID OF WHIMSY
by Paul Epstein

Clowns inhabit a pyramid made of opaque fabric. Illuminated from varying points within the pyramid, clowns cast whimsical, puzzling and delightful shadows.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: pinkyproph@icloud.com

SERENITY FOR
THE SOUL


by Parks Services Gardeners

SERENITY FOR
THE SOUL
by Parks Services Gardeners

Projector lights, submersible lighted water jets in the ponds, waterfalls and trees.

MYSTERY LIGHTS


by Parks Services Gardeners

MYSTERY LIGHTS
by Parks Services Gardeners

A Dragon flies in the night sky.

LOVE TAKES FLIGHT

by Rebecca Kidder Baker

LOVE TAKES FLIGHT
by Rebecca Kidder Baker

Lighted garden butterflies lead the way to a hub of twinkling butterflies around a set of large wings with LED lights. Let your love take flight in this joyous place of beauty, freedom and transformation.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: Rebecca@Thebecca.net

FLOS ALIENA: GERMINATION


by Mike Saleski

FLOS ALIENA: GERMINATION
by Mike Saleski

Large distributed piece comprised of 30+ 20-foot tall LED spires.

MASTER GARDENERS CELEBRATE CALIF.
NATIVE PLANTS


by Alameda County Master Gardeners

MASTER GARDENERS CELEBRATE CALIF. NATIVE PLANTS
by Alameda County Master Gardeners

Nature’s beloved and ever-important pollinators glow brightly in the sky. Additionally, a photo “booth” where kids can be part of a field of native plants.

A TRELLIS
A GLOW


by Merritt College
Landscape Horticulture Dept.

A TRELLIS A GLOW
by Merritt College Landscape Horticulture Dept.


Facebook.com/MCLandHort/

FLOATING CLOUDS SPIRAL JUNIPER


by Merritt College Pruning Club

FLOATING CLOUDS SPIRAL JUNIPER
by Merritt College Pruning Club

Hollywood Juniper trained to single spiral trunk with branch foliar pads in the form of clouds.

ILLUMINATING
THE TORII GATE


by Kim TItus

ILLUMINATING
THE TORII GATE
by Kim TItus

Urban Farmer Store employees using Landscaping Lighting Techniques

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES


by Kim TItus

LANDSCAPE LIGHTING TECHNIQUES
by Kim TItus

Urban Farmer Store employees using Landscaping Lighting Techniques

SPHERE YOU


by Shawn Silverman & Jeremy Toce

SPHERE YOU
by Shawn Silverman & Jeremy Toce

A 2D interactive lighted ring with a control panel in the middle. An observer steps inside the ring to interact with it.

FAIRY CIRCLE


by Ryan Rawson

FAIRY CIRCLE
by Ryan Rawson

2400 programmable LEDs on 16 'branches'

UNEXPECTED FLOWERS


by Lauren DeSteno

UNEXPECTED FLOWERS
by Lauren DeSteno

A visual and auditory exploration of the future of biophilic design. Images exploring new ways for humans to live with ecology and technology are set to ambient soundscapes and projected onto a screen in the garden, inviting visitors to stop, rest, explore, watch and expand their minds with possible futures. Images and sounds were created in collaboration with artificial intelligence programs and digital imaging and audio editing software.

PLATONIC LIGHT


by Gene Feingold

PLATONIC LIGHT
by Gene Feingold

An icosahedron (same shape as a D20 die) made out of LED tubes, approx 6ft in diameter.

ASTRO BOTANICALS SPACE GARDEN


by Stan Clark

ASTRO BOTANICALS SPACE GARDEN
by Stan Clark

Immersive garden of large inflatable, illuminated flowers

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES


by Sander van de Bor

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS MONARCH BUTTERFLIES
by Sander van de Bor

Six large butterflies with integrated servo's and LED's to make the wings move and light up.

SUNFLOWER


by Sander van de Bor

SUNFLOWER
by Sander van de Bor

The sculpture is a large sunflower, the national flower of Ukraine. The center of the sunflower is our planet where each country is represented by an LED. 195 strategically placed LED's can be controlled individually to create mesmerizing patterns. Having the LED's work together allows unique patterns and will result in a beautiful planet.

ODE TO
MOTHER EARTH


by Brooke A. Levin

ODE TO
MOTHER EARTH
by Brooke A. Levin

Our beautiful earth is facing a crisis, we are failing her. Right now we can make changes and save her. This Altar looks at both sides.

THE GIFTING ZEPHYR


by Ibrahim Khatib

THE GIFTING ZEPHYR
by Ibrahim Khatib

Al Hambra/Moroccan inspired art car with combination lock boxes that participants can open to receive a gift inside.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: bokt@novonordisk.com

PLASTIC CYCLE


by Dahlia Spizman

PLASTIC CYCLE
by Dahlia Spizman

Plastic Cycle like the water cycle with rain clouds hanging from trees made of recycled plastic, glass piece on the ground meant to look like pacific garbage patch. Printed information about the Pacific garbage patch in the ocean posted around the exhibit.

GLOWING
AGAVES


by Jackie Salas

GLOWING AGAVES
by Jackie Salas

Fairylights beautifully illuminate the intricacies of Agave plants.

GREEN TEA THERAPY - OUT IN THE GARDEN


by Jonathan Taylor

GREEN TEA THERAPY - OUT IN THE GARDEN
by Jonathan Taylor

This art piece will be a series of short motion pictures displayed on a projector screen. The videos will include footage of flowers and plants found out in the garden.

FLOWERS, PROJECTED


by M Kathleen Kelly

FLOWERS, PROJECTED
by M Kathleen Kelly

A slide show of flower images projected on the greenhouse

FLOWERS FOR
MY FATHER


by Alvaro Contreras

FLOWERS FOR
MY FATHER
by Alvaro Contreras

Fourteen art pieces of various subject matter: flowers, trees and vegetation.

Oakland
Art Library


by Mike Hampton

OAKLAND ART LIBRARY
by Mike Hampton

Borrow art like a library book, by various local Bay Area artists.

ARTIST'S INSTAGRAM:
@oakartlib

SHINING
THROUGH


by Grace Rebullida / GREBEL Artist

SHINING THROUGH
by Grace Rebullida / GREBEL Artist

Three illuminated frames of backlit transparent film.

WONDERLIT


by Sikstar Art

WONDERLIT
by Sikstar Art

Psychedelic lamps

THE PEACOCK GARDEN DRESS


by Katherine Becvar

THE PEACOCK GARDEN DRESS
by Katherine Becvar

The Peacock Garden Dress is a hand-decorated, illuminated formal gown with an articulated peacock-inspired overskirt/tail covered in motion-reactive rainbow LEDs.

ILLUMINATING THE JAPANESE GARDEN


by Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt

ILLUMINATING THE JAPANESE GARDEN
by Friends of the Gardens at Lake Merritt

LED cherry trees and lanterns amongst the plantings

CELESTIAL DUST


by Valentino Byrd

CELESTIAL DUST
by Valentino Byrd

A depiction of space and the beauty of the unknown.

LUMINESCENT GRAND


by William Cenoté

LUMINESCENT GRAND
by William Cenoté

Synesthetic LED Grand Piano

GLASS GARDEN


by Kim Webster

GLASS GARDEN
by Kim Webster

Glass plants and birdhouses.

MAGIC GARDEN


by Sean Steven & Ashley Newton

MAGIC GARDEN
by Sean Steven & Ashley Newton

Robotic flowers, LED Fiber optic + Glow in the dark tree and other illuminated interactive digital nature pieces.

PALM REFLECTIONS


by Tree Jays

PALM REFLECTIONS
by Tree Jays

We'll connect plants in the palmetum to electrodes and generate sounds and lights using the fluctuations in electricity happening inside the plants.

BLACKLIGHT
ART SALON


by Todd Cooper, Bob Krambuhl
and Camp GlowJob

Blacklight Art Salon
by Todd Cooper,
Bob Krambuhl
and Camp GlowJob

Get ready to freak out at this blacklight art salon with over 60 weird and wonderful glowing pieces of art. Enhance your experience with our special 3D glasses.

T-WRECKS v2


by Todd Cooper and Bob Krambuhl

T-WRECKS v2
by Todd Cooper and Bob Krambuhl

A hungry T-Rex and a glowing pterodactyl with a nest with colorful eggs return to the Palmetum.

MERMAID GLIMMER’S JELLYFISH GROTTO


by Erin St Blaine

MERMAID GLIMMER’S JELLYFISH GROTTO
by Erin St Blaine

A swarm of iridescent jellyfish stream overhead, glowing and reflecting a mesmerizing, dancing light show. Inspired by the work of Dale Chihuly.

QUERCUS CHROMATICA


by Gordon Matassa

QUERCUS CHROMATICA
by Gordon Matassa

The Oakland tree logo is recreated using color-changing LED lights.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: gordon.matassa@gmail.com

THE ENCHANTED DRAGON FOREST


by John Eric Henry

THE ENCHANTED DRAGON FOREST
by John Eric Henry

PYRAMID POWER and CUBE


by Wesley Warren

PYRAMID POWER
AND CUBE
by Wesley Warren


6FT LED Pyramid

HOLOSPHERE


by Michael Singletary and Gabriel Levy

HOLOSPHERE
by Michael Singletary and Gabriel Levy

The Holosphere is a spinning wheel of lights that creates a spherical display of colorful animations.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: gabelevy@gmail.com

INFINICUBE


by Michael Singletary and Gabriel Levy

INIFINICUBE AND HOLOSPHERE
by Michael Singletary and Gabriel Levy

The Infinicube is a box with a grid of infinite LEDs that dance and expand.

ARTIST'S EMAIL: gabelevy@gmail.com

BONSAI GARDEN ILLUMINATED


by Randi Keppeler

BONSAI GARDEN ILLUMINATED
by Randi Keppeler

Showcasing the treasures of our bonsai garden with several amusing lighting features interspersed.

TREES OF LIGHT


by Evo Heyning

TREES OF LIGHT
by Evo Heyning

Projection mapping on top of trees using the Lightform to make them come into a more colorful bloom and life.

BIRD
BURBS

by Ellen Juhlin & Justin Oliphant

BIRD BURBS
by Ellen Juhlin &
Justin Oliphant

Birds of all kinds have flocked to a single tree, creating the town known as Bird Burbia. People of all ages are invited to come, ring a doorbell and meet the inhabitants; if they're all awake they might even have a party.

FORCES
OF NATURE


by Keeper of the Gourd

FORCES OF NATURE
by Keeper of the Gourd

Hundreds of illuminated gourd luminaries will be suspended throughout the Sensory Garden to dazzle and delight visitors as they move through this delightful stretch of the gardens.

FACES OF OAKLAND


by Visual Arts Academy (VAAMP)
students at Oakland High School

FACES OF OAKLAND
by Visual Arts Academy (VAAMP) students at Oakland High School

An illuminated stained glass-inspired window box installation that showcase student portraits as “faces of Oakland.”

SURFING MONARCH

by Kenny Forrest

SURFING MONARCH
by Kenny Forrest

30,000 LED Monarch on an electric surfboard.

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MIRRORBALL VR


by Jeffrey Haran

MIRRORBALL VR
by Jeffrey Haran

Virtual reality simulation of infinity mirrors

ARTIFICIAL GENESIS


by @Polyscopes

ARTIFICIAL GENESIS
by @Polyscopes

Evolving 3D landscapes & characters spawned within AI / GAN environments.