Iluminar la nada: el manejo de la luz en la creación de espacios inmateriales
Baserga, María Florencia; Muros Alcojor, Adrián
Light, matter and observer. Our visual comprehension of the reality that surrounds us is based on these three components. But, what if matter did not exist? If our relation with a specific scene would be only through light? Is it possible to perceive nothing more than light? What effects would this experience have on us? As a possible answer to these questions an analysis is done over the American contemporary artist, Doug Wheeler’s work. Wheeler has dedicated part of his recent work to the creation of uninterrupted, visually boundless spaces, where the spectator fulfills a special role as the only physical presence in a totally immersive ambience. The use of artificial lighting is a key element in these scenes, since it is through it that the illusion of infinite and immaterial spaces is achieved. The focus of the work is on the sensations generated on the observer and Wheeler uses, not only the visual field, but also the auditory one to obtain such effects.
↧