work > the luminous rooms (2016)

Luminous Room is an installation of over 1500 strands of horse hair, each strand suspended one by one from 31 stretched cables. The 10' strands are made by tying and glueing several bundles made of 6-10 hairs along the length of sewing thread in a pattern. The hair gathers light and stirs in moving air as if breathing. It gave rise to the collaborative film project Remembering Awe which was my first exploration of incorporating dance and sound with installation.

Described by Kelly Kivland as a piece "...that speaks to the impossibility of measuring our fragility...", I made Luminous Room during a time of relentless loss. 'How much can be lost and still remain?' was my question.

Luminous Room received an award of excellence by Kivland (Dia) and Helga Christoffersen (New Museum) an award of excellence, Dave Bown Projects 2016. I am grateful to Nathan Wiser for his presence and assistance with this project.

luminous room (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 7' x 7')

luminous room (installation, Forms for a New Mythology, solo 2016) (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 7 x 7)

work > the luminous rooms (2016)

luminous room (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 7' x 7')

luminous room (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 7' x 7')

luminous room (installation, Forms for a New Mythology, solo 2016) (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 7 x 7)

luminous room (installation, Forms for a New Mythology, solo 2016) (horse hair, thread, cable; 10 x 7 x 7)

white luminous room (installation, Forms for a New Mythology, solo 2016)) (horse hair, thread, cable; 10 x 7 x 7)

white luminous room (detail)

luminous room (hanging the strands)

luminous room prototype (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 4' x 4')

luminous room prototype (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 4' x 4')

luminous room prototype (in process) (horse hair, thread, cable; 10' x 4' x 4')