This Little Light Of Mine Sculpture In The Mississippi Civil Rights Museum, Jackson, Mississippi Editorial Photo

The concept of an illuminated, interactive sculpture was conceived by Hilferty & Associates and Monadnock Media. The idea was that `everybody has a light` a contribution to make and that no matter how deeply one despairs there is always a light hope somewhere.The sculpture was designed by Cindy Thompson Maine, founder of the design studio Transformit Mississippi. The lighting and control system is by Communication Electronic Design Kentucky.The 40-foot 12 m suspended sculpture consists of fabric-covered aluminum blades. Each blade has eight channels of LED lights, and each light is individually controlled by a computer.As more people enter the central gallery were the sculpture is located, more lights flicker. Every 30 minutes, the songs This Little Light of Mine and Ain`t Gonna` Let Nobody Turn Me Around play while the lights flicker and appear to move in time with the music. Children, college students, and adults recorded both songs at Malaco Studios in Jackson, Mississippi.While the show is going on, the side panels also become illuminated.Exhibits designer Hilferty & Associates from Ohio worked with Transformit founder and artist Cindy Thompson of Maine, media producers Monadnock Media from Massachusetts and lighting program engineers CED Communication Electronic Design from Kentucky.Construction of the piece took three years. According to The Clarion-Ledger, the sculpture has been widely praised by national media.