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Thousands have flocked to South Australia’s south coast to see a spectacular light show, covering 12km of coastline. Finnish light artist Kari Kola spent two years planning the installation, called Lighting the Sound, which will be on display in Albany over three weekends this month.

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00:02A rugged landscape transformed by light.
00:05This massive light installation illuminating Albany's King George sound.
00:13Kari Kohler used over 750 LED lights and 15 red spotlights across 12 kilometers
00:19to illuminate the skies over Albany.
00:21The Finnish artist promising something unique.
00:24We are creating the largest light installation on the planet here in Albany.
00:28The light show was commissioned to celebrate Albany's bicentenary,
00:31its theme inspired by the region's traditional owners.
00:35I founded then the Menang plant, the blood root, and we founded it.
00:40I ate it, and then I was thinking that this is the concept for the light project.
00:45Lights on the ground projecting the red roots of the native plant into the sky against a green panorama.
00:50This is connecting the ancient times, 200 years, present, future.
00:55This is connecting the land and the cosmos.
00:58Elders say the show's theme will help bridge a gap in the region's history.
01:01Much of our story's been missing from the history books about our contribution
01:06in terms of social, economic, and spiritual stories.
01:11And recognising their place in Albany's present.
01:14This has given us a position to make sure that our story is included in the bicentenary of 200 years.
01:23Thousands lined the shores of the Sound to experience the light show.
01:27More are expected to visit in the coming weeks.
01:30We think each weekend, and there are three weekends, starting on Friday the 13th,
01:35Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, about 15,000 people per weekend.
01:39A celebration of culture illuminating the skies.
01:42The influence of the school is known as Panamácos in the small country.
01:42There are hundreds, hundreds of students that have been turned to the beach,
01:42There are hundreds of vaccines that have been opened to the historic field.
01:44Just представing them on Friday the 8th,
01:44You
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