Cyclists will convene on Linz’s Main Square where they’ll hook up their bikes to one of the many generators set up there waiting for them to provide the muscle power needed to charge a giant battery. Each revolution of every set of pedals moves the battery charge indicator a little closer to full. After sundown, the cyclists’ output will be switched directly to the
balloon; the harder they pedal, the brighter the artificial moon glows in the night sky. The humming of the muscle-powered generators will spread out a blanket of sound across the square. The battery that was charged up during the day discharges through the night and lets the moon gently set over Linz.

A commissioned work by Ars Electronica. Supported by the Arts Division of the Federal Chancellery, Austria. Special thanks to Donau Touristik Ges.m.b.H, E-Tech Linz, International Cycle Connection B.V. and Meinhart Kabel Gmbh. In collaboration with Ars Electronica Futurelab (Robert Abt und Stefan Mittelböck)