Shinmachi Bridge

This LED installation, by German artist Mischa Kuball, encourages passersby to think of the daily sounds along the river as background music. Entitled “Light Matrix: An Operetta in White LED Light,” it was the winning design of the 2013 Tokushima LED Art Festival. Kuball used only white lights, as white “embraces all colors” in the spectrum, and he looked to music and the river itself for inspiration. His lines of light move in gentle patterns, evocative of musical notes or the flow of the river below. A concert hall is also located nearby, offering another connection to the motif of music and sound.