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Wave, Bristol - BRISTOL, 2009

Wave, Bristol

BRISTOL, 2009

The undulating form catches the varying light on this south facing building. The low relief piece quietly works with shadows. The surface is adorned with 1300 hand made lenses and colour changing fibre optics and there is a set of light engines housed within the artwork. The lenses protrude from the undulating surface by 10cms. These create a flowing form of light and shadow. The artwork was made from fibre glass over a wooden frame to a yacht level gloss finish.

The light engines were programmed to create slow colour changes on the surface of the artwork.

Won the Best Healthcare Arts Project Award.

Concept

I witnessed a heart operation as part of my prep for this project and was inpsired by the rhythms within the procedure and of course by the heart itself. I felt that creating a piece with rhythm at its core was essential.

This south facing building gave an opportunity to quietly work with shadows and low relief during the day and then for a secondary rhythm during the evening with integrated lights. I created an undulating form which catches the varying light during the day. I adorned its surface with hand made lenses with colour changing fibre optics and set of light engines housed within the artwork. The lenses protrude from the undulating surface by 10cm’s. These create a flowing form of light and shadow. The artwork was made form fibre glass over a wooded frame to a yatch level gloss finish.

The light engines were programmed to slowly change colour in unison so that swathes of colour slowly changes on the surface of the artwork.

Construction

5 light engines (housed inside the artwork with small discreet doors for access)

1300 hand made lenses made from clear cast resin with a slightly etched surface to hold the light.

10cm’s long.

Fibre glass and wooden frame with a gloss finish.