GOLDEN ARRAY

Grimanesa Amoros video thumbnail for GOLDEN ARRAY

Location: Reliance Group / Maker Maxity, JIO World Drive | Mumbai, India, 2021
210 ft x 25 ft x 70 ft (64 m x 7.6 m x 21.3 m)
LEDs, diﬀusive and reflective material, custom light sequence, electrical hardware.

GOLDEN ARRAY is a 210-foot permanent light sculpture suspended across three city blocks inside Jio World Drive in Mumbai, translating the ubiquitous tangle of India’s cable lines into a luminous meditation on human connection and communication.

At 210 feet long, 25 feet wide, and 70 feet tall, GOLDEN ARRAY is among the most expansive permanent public light sculptures by a living artist anywhere in the world, spanning three city blocks and rising three stories within the Bandra Kurla Complex, commissioned by the Reliance Group and Maker Maxity.

Inspired by the cable lines Amorós encountered across India, the sculpture serves as a visual metaphor for the profound web that binds humanity and the myriad ways people communicate and connect across vast distances.

STIR World (2022) observed that the omnipresence of wires across India reflects the diverse routes of navigation and the inevitable need for communication across communities, a reading that positions GOLDEN ARRAY as both a local portrait and a universal statement on human interdependence.

The sculpture required three weeks to install and an additional three weeks solely to program the lighting sequence, a process Amorós oversees entirely on-site for every commission.

GOLDEN ARRAY received coverage in STIR World, MASH India, and You and I Magazine (2021–2022), affirming the work’s cultural resonance across both international art audiences and the communities of Mumbai.

While journeying throughout India, Grimanesa Amoros was captivated by the sprawling expanse of cable lines that adorned the horizon—wires upon wires laid atop one another, stretching in every direction from every vantage point. Some are thick, others thin, twisted, knotted, or perfectly straight. Each wire followed its unique path through unknown trajectories—a tangled web, yet a web that served a vital purpose.

Amoros found herself fascinated by the intricate nature of wires, which inspired her piece GOLDEN ARRAY located within the Bandra Kurla Complex. This sculpture serves as a visual metaphor, urging contemplation of the profound web that binds humanity and the myriad ways we communicate and connect. These threads of connectivity bridged gaps, allowing the world to stay interconnected and enabling people to communicate and relate to one another. Communication, she believes, forms the foundation of human bonds.

With her artwork, GOLDEN ARRAY, Amoros invites viewers to imagine and reflect upon the intricate and complex array that interconnects us all.

Description: A tangle of orange, white, and yellow lights glow in a light sequence. GOLDEN ARRAY is suspended weightlessly in the space, thus providing a sense of wonder. This sculpture recalls the many cables that provide communication to India. As a result, the cables make a visual impact on the landscape. In the same way, GOLDEN ARRAY provides the onlookers a moment to reflect on how we connect with one another.