About My Project
The essence of my final project is using instruments capable of light projection to illuminate objects with reflective, refractive and transmissive characteristics. In other words, I produced arrangements of light that can be viewed similar to how it is viewed in nature. An example of this would be looking into a puddle on the ground and noticing the colors of the rainbow; in parallel, my project seeks to reproduce light in a natural form that evokes emotions related to the luminescence.
Inspiration
Foremost, Paul Friedlander was the primary inspiration for my final project. Friedlander is a kinetic light Art sculptor who initially was a student of physics. Later on his journey, Friedlander took an interest in light art and led on to innovate the modern led and implement multiple installations with his own inventions throughout the 80s and 90s. Exhibitions such as dark matter, and time gate represent Friedlander’s ability to use light to create an immersive experience.
The Creative Process
Tools
Light sources used during this process were an automatic spotlight, light projector, lamp, fairy lights, and lasers. The three dimensional objects utilized include a color polyhedron, crystal pyramid, and metal rods.
Trial and Error
Leading up to the final stages of my project, many different experimental techniques were used to achieve results that yielded some variation of light refraction. One sculpture that was not included in the finished product was a set of brass and steel rods attached to a brass plate. I decided not to include this component since it carried a bright and ambitious feeling; this was contrary to the shadowy nature of the final result.
Room for Improvement
When editing the final video, I realized that some of the footage was filmed in aspect ratios ranging from 3:4 and 16:9. There is a point in the video in which I lower the opacity of one video that is stacked on top of another to create a smooth transition to disguise the aspect ratio inconsistency. For future creative projects, I would anticipate having footage that captures the contents of the sculpture in the same amount of width and height.