Daan Roosegaarde uses light recipes to show how agriculture could be more sustainable

Studio Roosegaarde has unveiled Grow, a 20,000-square-metre light installation designed to highlight the beauty of agriculture while also improving crop growth. The Rotterdam-based studio, led by designer Daan Roosegaarde, used red, blue and ultraviolet lights to transform a field into a dynamic artwork. As well as creating a visual spectacle, the installation serves as a prototype for how certain “light recipes“ can be used to increase plant growth and reduce the use of pesticides by up to 50 per cent. The first ideas for the project came after an early morning visit to the farm. As a self-confessed urbanite, Roosegaarde told Dezeen he had spent very little time exploring the Netherlands' agricultural landscape, so was amazed to experience it first hand. Despite being a relatively small country, the Netherlands is one of the world's largest producers of vegetables, second only to the United States, and has established itself as a pioneer of highly efficient farming techniques. Read more on Dezeen: https