Studies in Light and Materials Fall 2009
Michelle Addignton Joel Burke and Jang Hyung Lee
Mirroring : Duplication : Completion This collaborative project stemmed from an interest in the physical qualities of light (reflection, transmission, etc) and the studio art work of Sydney Cash, a sculptor whose particular focus is on the reflective qualities of light. After an initial study of Cash’s techniques and replication of many of his early projects the focus of the work became scaling up the physical processes witnessed in the smaller studies. Materials were kept simple, employing only ‘low tech’ techniques using mirrors, glass, screen and colored films. There was a reliance on the additive and subtractive qualities of colored light as well as its unique ability to retain particular qualities after numerous reflections. Through reflection and transmission a four room gallery setting could be lit from a single light source providing a varying experience depending on the particular room. Four translucent/transparent/reflective walls would organize the light around the spaces providing an increased depth onto the gallery surfaces as well as changeability depending on the organization of the colored films.