I have decided to dub my project Luma Color Umbra (L.C.U.) Capsula, which is supposed to give the impression/feeling that this project is a box that captures light, color, and shadow. I wanted it to give a similar feeling to a magic lantern or shadow box; it is supposed to be fun and almost mystical….

Since last update, I did not have much left to do. The first thing on the docket was to finish the slides. The light blue cellophane arrived, so I worked on adding those over the weekend. I also tried cleaning up the coloring a bit more, taking your guys’ advice in to account. I like…

This week was a bit more of a failure and recalibration for me, but as of now everything is working. If you remember from last week, I was not able to get much work done and therefore did not have much opportunity for failure. Which means that this week I got the honor to trip…

I suppose my biggest obstacle this week was that I was unable to make a lot of progress. The box is now finished: But this part really was not that difficult after I had previously constructed the mockup box. The only thing left to do is to hang the light on the back. However, I…

Since I already had a mockup of the box, I decided to do a mockup of the slide. Using a craft knife I cut a rising sun pattern. It is definitely not perfect, but it gets the general idea across. The thinner wood (1/16″) is definitely easier to cut through, but unfortunately that threatens structural…

Inspiration       Coming into this class, I was already pretty interested in projections. In my last few art classes, kinetic art and computer art, I was introduced to magic lanterns and light as an art form – a lot of which explored projections. These projections of light can introduce movement into art, creating…

From their website: “Luftwerk is the artistic duo of Petra Bachmaier and Sean Gallero. Since founding in 2007, the practice has developed a significant body of work that explores the interplay of light, color and space through the exploration of data, nature, history, and architecture. Their work is multi-faceted, taking the form of installations, site-specific…

During our introduction to light art, I was really fascinated with light projection and shadows: particularly the work of Anila Quayyum Agha. I decided to look more into some of her work and found several beautiful pieces including the following: For my light exploration lab, I wanted to play around with shadows and projection myself….

Hello! My name is Aeryn, my pronouns are she/her, and I am a sophomore Mechanical Engineering Major.  I am from Milford, Connecticut, which is on the coast. I grew up really close to the beach, so I have spent a lot of time there and it is one of my favorite places.  My hobbies include…