Let There Be Light: Low Line Exhibit Now Open at Mark Miller Gallery in the Lower East Side

"Let There Be Light," an exhibit exploring what could be the next High Line, but underground, opened on Sunday, April 1st, at <a href="http://www.markmillergallery.com/">Mark Miller Gallery</a> in Manhattan's Lower East Side. The <a href="http://delanceyunderground.org/">Delancey Underground</a>, often referred to as the "Low Line," was co-founded by designer James Ramsey of <a href="http://raadstudio.com/">Raad Studio</a> and social entrepreneur Dan Barasch. Their aim is to transform an abandoned trolley terminal beneath Delancey Street into a public park. To get an idea of how the two plan to create this <a href="http://inhabitat.com/nyc/delancey-underground-signs-with-arup-engineering-to-complete-feasibility-studies-for-the-low-line/">cutting edge new green space</a>, be sure to visit the exhibition that features drawings, 3D models, photographs, and a life-size rendering of the potential park. If you love this idea as much as we do, you definitely want to check out the exhibit before the end of the month!

The exhibit features several life-sized renderings of the proposed underground park so visitors can see what the park will look like in more detail.

A few years ago, when Ramsey of Raad Studio learned about a huge, unused space below Delancey Street, he began thinking of how to create what could potentially be deemed the world's first underground park. Because the space is dark and dingy, Ramsey, Ed Jacobs, and the team at Raad Studio have created an innovative daylight technology system that will enliven the space.

Visitors to the press preview talk with Barach about the park and process.

Built in 1903 and abandoned since 1948, the former Williamsburg Trolley Terminal can be deciphered if you look carefully from the Delancey Street platform on the JMZ subway line. Above, a photo by photographer Danny Fuchs depicts the station in its current state.

The exhibit includes renditions of the future space and photos of how the subterranean space currently appears.

Sketches by Raad Studio provide visitors with an understanding of the detailed thought process behind the park. Pictured above is a sketch of the system which will deliver natural light from street level to the underground park.

Dark and dingy, Ramsey, Ed Jacobs and the team at Raad Studio have created an innovative daylight technology system that will enliven the space. The system extracts natural light from street level and through a series of fiber optic cables, delivers the natural light to the subterranean park below.

Sketches showcase both hand drawing skills and the abilities of computer design programs.

Pictured above, Barasch and Fehrenbacher pose in front of the life-size rendition of the park.

The LowLine, like its predecessor the High Line, creates a new public space by using existing but forgotten urban infrastructure.

Visitors can leave excited about the project after learning about the history of the space and its potential as the world's first underground park.

A visitor observes sketches by Raad Studio.

The month-long exhibition came to fruition thanks in part to LES gallery owner and President of the LES Business Improvement District (BID), Mark Miller, pictured above at left, followed by Ramsey and Barach at right. Miller generously donated his gallery space to host what he hopes will be a way to engage the community and raise support for the project.