'Gold Ballistic Light Unit 01-2005'
Perspex, lead solder, gold powder,
french enamel, fixtures
25 x 25 x 8 cms : 2005
Perspex, lead solder, gold powder,
french enamel, fixtures
25 x 25 x 8 cms : 2005
A four layer perspex sandwich with negative curved outline. Layer 3 is painted with spirit dye with dissolved gold powder.
This layer also incorporates a disc with horizontal lines in blue-black as if glimpsing a telescopic view of a distant nebula. An arrangement of four lead splashes on layer 2 counterpoints the four hex bolts of the piece.
This unit recalls the retinal impact of photons of light during an astronomical observation. The whole is experienced again as a machined artifact.
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