David G Perrett
05 dpCloud armature 2016 detail
Cloud 2016
Marble, Aluminum, Steel, Custom Electronics
78” x 72” x 60”
“Cloud” is composed of a carved marble cloud perched on an armature of broken sticks cast in aluminum. The marble has been hollowed to translucence in places, and fitted with an array of high powered LED’s controlled by a microcomputer to simulate lightning which flickers through the stone. The external illumination of the sculpture rises and falls at regular intervals. When lit externally the materiality of the marble and aluminum dominate, in darkness the flickering lights lend and ethereal air which undermines the solidity of the marble.
The seemingly precarious armature and the sprawling shadows cast by the work serve to capture a large area and give the room a perpetual presence that reaches into every corner. The room has a sense of change and potential that makes the experience of the space one of tacit pressures.
Video of the illumination can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1SMN_Dz-XA
05 dpCloud armature 2016 detail
Cloud 2016
Marble, Aluminum, Steel, Custom Electronics
78” x 72” x 60”
“Cloud” is composed of a carved marble cloud perched on an armature of broken sticks cast in aluminum. The marble has been hollowed to translucence in places, and fitted with an array of high powered LED’s controlled by a microcomputer to simulate lightning which flickers through the stone. The external illumination of the sculpture rises and falls at regular intervals. When lit externally the materiality of the marble and aluminum dominate, in darkness the flickering lights lend and ethereal air which undermines the solidity of the marble.
The seemingly precarious armature and the sprawling shadows cast by the work serve to capture a large area and give the room a perpetual presence that reaches into every corner. The room has a sense of change and potential that makes the experience of the space one of tacit pressures.
Video of the illumination can be seen at www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1SMN_Dz-XA