Ray of Light 2010

Install:  Speed Museum

Space:  800 sq. ft.

Ground cover: recycled auto glass and toilet porcelain

Wands: stainless steel, laminated starfire, GE VIO hi-power led’s

Mirrored blown glass

In 1883 at the Southern Exposition held in Louisville, KY, Thomas Edison’s company lit 4600 incandescent light bulbs. At that time, this was the largest continuous display of electrified light. Though obviously utilitarian, Edison had created a brave new landscape of wonderment; a wonderment that today is difficult to imagine being without.  In this landscape, Ray of Light 2010, a zen garden is the canvas for another sense of wonderment. The light “wands� bear resemblance to futuristic torches, evidence of light’s possibilities: traveling at light speed or fending off evil vaders with a light saber. As well, the “wands�, like acupuncture needles, “measure� the Earth’s energy: the light traveling through the glass comes from the core itself!  Electrified light in a light saturated world can be challenging to harness. In this artwork, like the ‘brave new world’ aspect of Edison’s triumphs of 1883, the light transferred through glass attempts to evoke an otherworldly “energy�, an “energy� worth considering.

Sponsored by GE

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