World's most endangered animals light up New York's Empire State Building
3 Aug 2015 12:28 PM IST3 Aug 2015 12:28 PM IST
World's most endangered animals light up New York's Empire State Building
The Empire State Building broadcast images of endangered animals to New Yorkers on Saturday in a video projection said to be the first-of-its-kind. (AP)- Will this candle-sparkling change, inspire people to take action for endangered species?
- The union of art and activism on Empire State building has surely caught the attention of viewers world wide.
- The event was designed to draw attention to the plights of different varieties of endangered animals, including primates and marine creatures.
- It is not known how many people saw the display, which was clearly visible from many streets and intersections in New York.
- Two filmmakers projected these digital images of endangered species onto the building Saturday night to raise awareness and provide footage for the upcoming film "Racing Extinction."
- The images were put up over 33 floors of the building for three hours using 40 projectors stacked together at a rooftop two blocks away.
- In total 160 species of endangered animals including birds, tigers, leopards and bears were shown at the event, which was meant to spark conversations about mass extinction.
- This beautiful and moving tribute is in the wake of well-known lion Cecil's death in Zimbabwe.
- At one point an image of Cecil the Lion, whose death at the hands of an American hunter last month caused international outrage, was broadcast in a picture more than 350 feet tall and 180 feet wide.
The Empire State Building broadcast images of endangered animals to New Yorkers on Saturday in a video projection said to be the first-of-its-kind. (AP)
World's most endangered animals light up New York's Empire State Building
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