Surrogate Midnight Zone(s) (2023) ANYA TISH GALLERY Houston, Texas In pursuit of new discoveries, Midnight Zone(s) is based on fictional oceanscapes and creatures, a reinterpretation of nature that allows imagination to flourish. The title refers to a layer in the ocean which is lightless, under high pressure, between 3,000 and 10,000 feet deep. The most bizarre and fascinating creatures have adapted to survive under those conditions. Oceans are the most beautiful and, at the same time, the most terrifying unexplored places. Underwater bioluminescence phenomena continue to be an inspiration for the artworks illuminated from the inside and outside.
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Light Artist Adela Andea in Conversation with Staff Writer Parker Allen Photo Credit: Adela Andea
Tell me about your background. When did you begin creating art? My usage of light as a medium, with a lot of bright colors, provides a personal psychoanalytical perspective – that of my childhood and adolescence in Romania. It is a reaction to the harshest years of communism. The standard of living was well below any technological progress claimed by the system. We didn’t have electrical power or enough heat in the apartments. I was born in Romania in 1976. At the age of 13, I was a direct witness to the bloody Romanian Revolution of 1989, which started in my hometown and ended with the overthrow of the totalitarian regime in Romania. All the bright lights and