An investigation into the use of light in art from stained glass windows to fluorescent tubes

Monday, May 22, 2006

Experiments with projection

I've been reading about James Turrell's works where he deflects or filters light, either natural or artificial and imbues a white space with colour. Unfortunately I've never seen any of his work - I intend to go to the Yorkshire Sculpture Park to see his newly commissioned work - it used to be a Deer shelter I believe.

I have a colour wheel projector that I have used to project light through a piece of glass that I have sandblasted, and to deflect light via a mirror, also sandblasted.

This link is to my projection movie - it's only 16 seconds, but it shows the cycle of colours as the wheel turns http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkaZwaNEvys.

The effects are not amazing, but the resultant light has a diffused, disorientating quality about it. The images below are taken of the projection - reflected/deflected light is more difficult to photograph since it relies more on visual perception than actual colour.

To see this work best I need to find a room, painted white, with no natural light - that'll be the 'black hole' at Kingston then! It would be fantastic to achieve some kind of spiritual feel as Turrell does, although his is on a much larger scale of course!





posted by Lynda Cornwell @ 11:38 am

5 Comments:

At 8:59 pm, Blogger aagot said...

Hi Lynda,
I think your research is really brilliant. and it looks as though you havegreat fun.

Jeff Wall's "After the Invisible Man". The picture has a particular aura.

Christmas tree (lighting).
And Snow torches (http://barn.sol.no/sno/lykt.jpg)


i saw you had been looking at flouresent light.
Martin Creeds work use that sort of light, but combined with text. he likes flourecent because it can be turned off....

What about light which is not so comforting, or a combination of the two?

Like strobe light..? Which really affect how one experience movement. Like animation.

Other materials that I 'like' combining with light: sugarcubes and cotton.

have to go- i am being thrown out of the library...

 
At 9:09 pm, Blogger Lynda Cornwell said...

Thanks Aagot

I'll look at your suggestions and also think about strobe light - that's a very interesting avenue
Lynda
x

 
At 2:42 pm, Blogger maria edney said...

Hi Lynda, the video clip is amazing! It made me think of the northern lights. (I cant spell Aurora Borealis)
Maria.x

 
At 10:31 am, Blogger maria edney said...

Hi Lynda,
have you looked at the work of Cerith Wyn Evans?

 
At 10:42 am, Blogger Lynda Cornwell said...

I haven't but I shall now - thanks

 

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