Aureole is the working title of an interactive art, science and technology project, which aims to present a subjective and “poetic” interpretation of the Aurora Borealis otherwise known as the Northern Lights. While there are numerous photo and time based artworks already dedicated to this theme, the technological innovation of this project involves research, development and presentation of a “smart” luminescent textile with integrated proximity sensors and light fibers that will evoke an “Aurora effect” using atypical materials and methods. A primary aim of the Aureole project is to develop a scientifically based, yet audience friendly installation using novel materials. Aureole is developed as a real – time audio-visual installation, animated by its visitors in a specific “shamanistic” way. The installation consists of an enclosed space, where mirrored walls surround a centrally located rotating cylinder-like column covered by smart textile. When entering the installation space, nothing is visible in the dimmed light; the spectacle of the moving lights on the cylinder is initiated only through the physical movement of the viewer/visitor. The lights become visible first on the surface of the smart textile and then they are reflected on the mirrored walls. This effect is achieved by using proximity sensors discerning the visitors’ movements.