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BEACON is a 12-foot-tall steel, LED interactive sculpture inspired by African American inventor Lewis H. Latimer's 1880s patent drawings for the electric lamp and manufacturing of the carbon filament in the incandescent bulb created by artist Shervone Nec

BEACON Public Art Collaboration with Beam Center & Fellows

A unique collaboration between Shervone Neckles and Brooklyn-based youth empowerment organization Beam Center.

BEACON was built by a team of Beam Center’s Fellows - a collective of young adults from across the NYC area who engaged in the immersive fabrication process of metal-working, welding, circuitry, cement/polymer casting, and mold-making.