Kōtukutuku Kaleidoscope
Client:
LUMA Queenstown
Year:
Kōtukutuku Kaleidoscope is an immersive light and sound installation featuring 48 larger-than-life fuchsia flowers, handcrafted from single-use plastic bottles. Each bloom contains LEDs programmed to echo the vibrant pollination cycle of Aotearoa’s native tree fuchsia.
Suspended in clusters of three from a central chandelier, the flowers respond to movement below. A thermal sensor detects the presence of viewers, triggering a mesmerising light sequence, positioning the viewer as an active pollinator in the scene.
Surrounding wash lights extend the visual experience across the canopy, while a layered soundscape of native pollinators, Tūī, Bellbird, and Silvereye envelops the space.
Kōtukutuku Kaleidoscope celebrates Aotearoa’s natural heritage while drawing attention to plastic waste and environmental degradation. It transforms discarded materials into something luminous and alive, a reminder of what we risk losing and what we can still protect.
This is installation was made in collaboration with Lara Thomas and Ed Aretino as part of Comet Collab.
