“Message in a Bottle: Wall of Light” debuted at First Wednesday Art Walk.
Created by artist Doug Eng, the installation is a collection of more than 15,000 water, juice and sports drink bottles containing personal messages of gratitude from North Florida residents for military personnel deployed overseas.
The lighted structure is comprised of 28 36-square-foot panels that stretch 170 feet through Main Street Park near the Main Library.
The most prevalent words used in the messages are “love” (4,384), “hope” (3,033), “peace” (2,918), “faith” (1,718) and “courage” (1,631).
The wall will be part of Downtown’s décor for the May 25-27 Jacksonville Jazz Festival. After the installation is removed, it will become part of Eng’s collection.
All of the messages in the bottles are posted on the project’s website at messageinabottlejax.com.
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