Simulation

commissioned by curated place for spectra festival 2018

In Collaboration with Bulgarian artist Svetlana Panova

Inspired by ideas of light use within everyday surroundings, the work aims to highlight light’s presence in our lives. The piece comprises of a transparent greenhouse filled with haze, outdoor friendly LEDs illuminating the structure from underneath, as well as a sound piece, which explores habitual behaviours related to light.

The work stems from conversations between the artists about the use of artificial light for recreational purposes and its effects on everyday patterns of habitation. It aims to draw the public’s attention to the to the large amount of light exuded from the domestic realm on a day-to-day basis and suggest that light pollution is an active problem, which is deeply rooted in the way we interact with technology within our homes and cities. Although devices such as smartphones, television and laptop screens might not be an immediate association within this issue, the excess light they emit has the equal potential to influence mental health, moods and sleeping patterns.

Polycarbonate greenhouse, haze machines, halogen lights, speakers