Light
Fantastic
{ Mobile and sensory fiber optic installations
Jeremy
Lutes, of Light Fantastic, will be presenting the largest
exhibit of The Lily Pond since it's debut at Burning Man
2002.
A large scale immersive work, The Lily Pond makes use of
ceramics, glass, and wire scultpure as well as cutting-edge
electronics, in depicting a vibrant and colorful aquatic
environment. Also on display will be a work-in-progress
for this year's Burning Man, an illuminated ornamental
piece which will be part of the Spirata Luminosa.
LIGHT
FANTASTIC
KATHLEEN FERNALD's work crosses many disciplinary boundaries, from ceramics
and fiber arts to steel and electricity. Her work, while rooted in natural materials,
often hangs suspended in mid air. Combining colors, shapes and textures in seemingly
inordinate ways, Kathleen's eye for harmony, and the occasional odd dash of humor,
balance her elemental work. By adding electronics and lighting, her recent work
further explores the connections between the earthly familiar and the distinctly
otherworldly. Kathleen is an arts organizer and is finishing her BFA in sculpture
at San Francisco State University.
JEREMY LUTES works with fiber optics, neon and electronics
in creating interactive sculpture, illuminated costuming
and large-scale site specific installations. His work is
shaped by a deep appreciation for natural and organic forms,
and an ever present fascination with color and light. Though
technology is often the enabling element of his work, his
finished pieces are rarely "technological" in nature; rather
they attempt to belie more playful, magical and ethereal
origins.
Light
Suits, Garden Gate & sculpture by Light Fantastic
The
Lily Pond embodies earth, air, and water in its depiction
of a vibrant aquatic environment. The pond is made up
of almost 300 life size copper lily pads floating
at about knee height above the playa. By night, the pads will illuminate the
ground beneath them. As people move about in the pond, their motions will cause
ripples, undulations, and color shifts in the light cast upon the ground, in
effect, simulating the motion of waves on water. Some of the lily pads will
also sport hand-blown glass lotus flowers, which will
glow and change color as well.
Beneath the pads, some dozen or more porcelain koi will lurk, also glowing
softly, and upon some of the lily pads wire dragonflies
will sit, their fiber-optic wings
flickering in the night. Both the koi and dragonflies will be responsive to
activity in the pond – too much activity will cause
the fish to go dark, or the dragonflies to appear very
frenetic.
The
Lily Pond embodies earth, air, and water in its depiction
of a vibrant aquatic environment. The pond is made up
of almost 300 life size copper lily pads floating
at about knee height above the playa. By night, the pads will illuminate the
ground beneath them. As people move about in the pond, their motions will cause
ripples, undulations, and color shifts in the light cast upon the ground, in
effect, simulating the motion of waves on water. Some of the lily pads will
also sport hand-blown glass lotus flowers, which will
glow and change color as well.
Beneath the pads, some dozen or more porcelain koi will lurk, also glowing
softly, and upon some of the lily pads wire dragonflies
will sit, their fiber-optic wings
flickering in the night. Both the koi and dragonflies will be responsive to
activity in the pond – too much activity will cause
the fish to go dark, or the dragonflies to appear very
frenetic.