The Luminous Grove

Project Overview

The Luminous Grove is an immersive forest-based light sculpture where nature, interactivity, and cosmic storytelling converge. At its heart, a floating LED helix — the Andromeda Core — pulses with radiant energy. Surrounding trees become living circuits, each adorned with curved LED arcs. At the center lies a glowing trillium flower, a symbol of unity and transformation is an interactive capacitive touch interface that allows participants to control light patterns and awaken the forest.

Our Artistic Intent

The Luminous Grove is an homage to the harmony between organic creation and technological evolution - a responsive garden where glowing forms feel grown, not built. Visitors don't just observe; they interact, shape, and connect through light. It’s a place where people become part of the landscape — each touch is a signal, each animation a conversation between dreamers, trees, and stars.

This installation is a meditative yet playful social experience. It's not just a piece — it's a living, breathing circuit of collaboration and wonder.

Core Elements

Radiant Bloom Controller

This glowing 3D-printed flower is the heart of the installation. Featuring illuminated petals and three capacitive touch leaves with Voronoi cellular textures, this sculpture allows multiple people to control lighting effects across the entire grove — together.

Responds to physical touch with shifting animations
Feativalgoers can change speed, color, movement, and the mood of the lights in real time, encouraging collaboration and curiosity.
Fully weatherproof, pedestal-mounted, and durable
The controller creates the sense of magic. It turns observers into participants — shaping light through play and connection.
Future-expandable: Can control nearby installations in later years

Andromeda Helix

A stunning 3D-printed spiraling sculpture, 3-4 feet tall and ~1 meter in diameter. Suspended from three nearby trees, this light helix pulses in harmony with the arcs and controller — providing a radiant centerpiece.

Includes hundreds of individually controlled
LEDS.
Wirelessly synchronizes with the rest of the sculpture garden.
Fully weatherproof and rigged using included tree-safe mounting
The Andromeda Helix gives the grove verticality and visual gravity — a glowing seed of the cosmos suspended in the trees.

Tree Mounted Astral Arcs

Custom 3D-printed arcs embedded with high-brightness LEDs, mounted to trees at eye level.

Each Arc responds to the central controller and wirelessly syncs animations with nearby lights.

Modular: 4-12 or more Arcs can be used depending on available trees and budget.
Wirelessly synchronized animations across all Arcs.
Two sizes are available, a 28" tall version & 36" tall version.
Each arc requires only power (USB-C battery or outlet).
Mounted to trees with ratchet straps for easy install. We handle installation and breakdown.

Why Secret Dreams?

Secret Dreams is a festival built on intention, exploration, and magic — and this installation reflects those values. It offers festivalgoers a moment of connection, wonder, and play. It's a world that invites you to touch the dream, rather than just observe it.

This project is not only a one-time experience. All components are durable, modular, and return-ready. By investing now, Secret Dreams opens the door for this magical grove to evolve and return.

Rental Packages

The Core Grove

A beautifully balanced experience.

Includes:

1 Flower Controller - 2000
1 Andromeda Helix - 1800
6 Astral Arcs - 28" version - 1800

Total: $5600

The Expanded Grove

An expanded experience, with impactful larger tree Arcs.

Includes:

1 Flower Controller - 2000
1 Andromeda Helix - 1800
6 Astral Arcs - 40" version - 2400

Total: $6200

The Full Grove

A truly immersive forest sanctuary - layered, bright, and unforgettable.

Includes:

1 Flower Controller - 2000
1 Andromeda Helix - 1800
8 Astral Arcs - 40" version - 3200

Total: $7000

The Dream Grove

The ultimate interactive 360 experience, conducting expansiveness with extra large visual impact.

Includes:

1 Flower Controller - 2000
1 Andromeda Helix - 1800
12 Astral Arcs - 40" version - 4800

Total: $8800

Controller & Andromeda

Two central sculptures working together - Elegant & immersive

Includes:

1 Flower Controller - 2000
1 Andromeda Helix - 1800

Total: $3800

The Arc Array

A simplified visual effect for forest ambiance.

Includes:

8 Astral Arcs - 40" version - 3200
No controller, runs on auto patterns.

Total: $3200

A La Carte Options

Can be added to any quote above or selected separately.

Interactive Flower Controller Sculpture - $2000
Andromeda Helix Sculpture - $1800
28" Astral Arc Tree Mounted Sculpture - $300
40" Astral Arc Tree Mounted Sculpture - $400

Let us know if you'd like a custom

configuration — everything is modular. The more arcs you include, the more the grove comes alive. And with the controller in place, it becomes a truly living, collaborative dreamspace.

What We Provide

Full design, fabrication, and pre-programming
Transportation of all components to the festival
On-site installation & teardown
Power options: battery or plug-in
Rigging hardware for tree-friendly mounting
On-site support throughout the festival

With deep gratitude for your time and imagination - thank you for exploring this vision with us.

We believe in the power of light to connect people, awaken wonder, and shape shared experience.

It would be an honor to bring The Luminous Grove to life at Secret Dreams.

With love and starlight,

- The Space Cadets