Welding and making a form for the burger traffic lights to hang within the space.
I wanted the face of the lights to be visible from the door but not directly looking at the door. This took a lot of playing and placing around which was difficult as the piece was quite heavy.
Industrial Light with Yellow gel
I borrowed this industrial looking light from a friend to play with within the space. I thought about the street lamps used to illuminate the streets at night. When in tutorial I was prompted that this light is a yellow sodium light that makes everything seem black and white and eradicates all colour. I looked in the "The Weather Project (2003)" by artist Olafur Elliason for inspiration.
I like this look of this light, however it may make the neon colours look less bright of effective should I choose to make the walls neon or floor. Also it takes away the shine on the sculptures. Which in it self is effective as they look like haunting black masses in the yellow light, however it doesn't show the technical quality or texture that I want to display so well.
Industrial Light without Yellow gel
The white light makes the sculptures look best, as well as the neon colours which I have sprayed on paper to test out. However it dangerously seeps into the area of aesthetic, zombie formalism. I dont want the piece to just be something that is highly instagram-able and using this light makes the room seem pretty. It takes away the mood or feel that I want to present. I will look for other alternatives of light or go back to the yellow
Spot Lights from TV
I borrowed these spot lights from the TV department to see the effect these would have illuminating the room. They shed light on the sculptures that made them seem incredible- the surface textures all come up and cast really interesting shadows. However these lights are clunky and take up a lot of space in the room which is not something I want to have in an immersive environment.
Return of the BARBED WIRE?
I sprayed barbed wire black and placed this in the space to see how this would look with the sculptures. I like how it looked black but thought maybe this was abit too much in the space. The only thing black in the room should be the actual sculptures. I dont want to confuse it.
NEON FLOOR- Yellow or white light?
The tricky thing with this process is that deciding the floor colour has to come simultaneously with the lighting as each are dependant or effect one another.
- Like the pink more than green
- I also have loved the whole floor being coated in the yellow gel which I have done with the space before- but this is something I have done before.
Theres also the idea of having pockets of neon around the room. These could transfer from sculpture to floor or even on the walls. With this idea I need to consider that the floor must still be grey in order for it to stand out- if I have a line of green on the sculpture that transfers onto the floor which is also green then this will look odd.
I have been lucky enough to get a small room again in order to create the immersive environment desired as well as the dark. In order to start the conversation of how I will be displaying these pieces, as well as wether I will need to make more or what i'm going to need to source- I began just placing them in the space. Getting a sense of scale, it has made me realise how well it will work with some pieces being placed on the walls or hanging- like the burger traffic lights. Creating depth and a more immersive space.
How I plan to show these
