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Space resonates regardless of our presence (Monday), 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
Space resonates regardless of our presence (Monday), 2017
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York 2017
Photo: Maris Hutchinson
Space resonates regardless of our presence (Monday), 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
Space resonates regardless of our presence (Monday), 2017
Tanya Bonakdar Gallery, New York 2017
Photo: Maris Hutchinson
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Concentric bands of delicately modulated light and shadow are projected onto the wall by a simple optical instrument. The central component of this instrument is a ring of bevelled glass. Originally part of a Fresnel lens, the glass was designed for use in a lighthouse to gather stray beams of light and project them at a consistent angle, thereby enhancing the light produced. Here it is put to use to exploit the potential of using light as a malleable material. An LED, hung from the end of the steel bracket that supports the glass ring, shines light back towards the ring, which acts as a prism and paints pale bands of rainbow light on the wall.

Artwork details

Title

Space resonates regardless of our presence (Monday)

Year

2017

Materials

Prismatic glass ring, stainless steel, brass, paint (white), LED lamp, ballast, cable