“Lighthouse and Foghorn” (Foghorn Lighthouse), 2:04, 2025
This is a 2-minute video created by combining 8 video clips generated from 6 images of lighthouses and foghorns, along with a 15-second smartphone video, using AI tools: Runway, Vivago, and Vidu 1.5.
Five of the original lighthouse photos used in the video were taken by an artist in 2020 on Huaniu Island in the Huaniu Township of Shengsi County, Zhoushan City. This lighthouse is the oldest modern rotating lighthouse still existing in China. Built in 1870 (the ninth year of Emperor Tongzhi’s reign in the Qing Dynasty), it was designed and constructed by British engineers. Made of granite, the lighthouse stands 16.5 meters tall and has a light range of 22 nautical miles. It was originally equipped with a rotating lens and kerosene lamp but was later electrified and remains in operation today. The foghorn images were sourced from the internet and had watermarks removed.
The sound used in the video was recorded from the foghorn activity at Sumburgh Head Lighthouse in the Shetland Islands of Scotland. Located at the southern tip of Mainland, the largest island in the Shetlands, this lighthouse and foghorn were designed by the renowned lighthouse engineer Robert Stevenson in 1821. The sound effects for the 2019 film The Lighthouse by Robert Eggers were also recorded here.
