photos: Cat O’Neill
starlight, 2012
kinetic light/text sculpture,
ed. of 7 + 2 AP
acrylic, led lights, aluminum, Delrin, motors, timing belts, custom electronics
8" x 24" x 9"
machining: Paul Cahill
acrylic: Marc Littlejohn
programming: Gunther Gruber
starlight is a text based work where words that come before and after the word "star" are randomly combined. There are 14 words on a concealed drum on the left side of “star” and 14 words on the concealed drum on the right side of "star". We are only able to view one word on the left and one word on the right at a time through the two viewing window slots on either side. The combination of the generated words are at times funny, profound and ridiculous. The form/structure with the moving drums visible through slots along with the randomly generated words brings to mind a gambling machine that doles out re-mixes of popular culture and existentialism.
Examples of the possible combination:
ART STAR WARS
MORNING STAR LIGHT
SUPER STAR DUST
ROGUE STAR FISH
FALLING STAR SHIP
LONE STAR TREK
ART STAR GAZER
Exhibition History
2014 relay. Doris McCarthy Gallery, University of Toronto Scarborough, Ontario. Curated by Ann MacDonald.
2012 TIAF, Toronto, Ontario. Represented by Olga Korper.
2012 solving man ray’s obstruction. Olga Korper Gallery, Toronto, Ontario.