Minute of Parallax by Jamie Leo & Chris Jordan
Governors Island, NYC
by navema
This installation involves two primary components: mirrors on yolks and a varied fragmented reflective object. By aiming one or many of the mirrors at the fragmented object, viewers activate the sculpture with sunlight, causing moving reflections to appear in the shaded area around the fragmented object.
The parallax of this installation revolves around the duality of individuals giving and receiving. By aiming one of the Minute of Parallax mirrors, activating the installation with sunlight, one is gifting viewers near the fragmented object with light. This universal gift is fleeting though, due to the rotation of the earth. After roughly a minute, the mirrors would no longer be in tune with the fragmented object, and require readjusting to continue streaming sunlight at the shaded area. The elements of nature are amplified and accentuated, challenging the viewer to connect with one another through light and wind, as well as the visualization and beauty of nature that is often overlooked in an urban setting.
figmentnyc.org/2009/figment-2009/city-of-dreams-season-lo...
Minute of Parallax by Jamie Leo & Chris Jordan
Governors Island, NYC
by navema
This installation involves two primary components: mirrors on yolks and a varied fragmented reflective object. By aiming one or many of the mirrors at the fragmented object, viewers activate the sculpture with sunlight, causing moving reflections to appear in the shaded area around the fragmented object.
The parallax of this installation revolves around the duality of individuals giving and receiving. By aiming one of the Minute of Parallax mirrors, activating the installation with sunlight, one is gifting viewers near the fragmented object with light. This universal gift is fleeting though, due to the rotation of the earth. After roughly a minute, the mirrors would no longer be in tune with the fragmented object, and require readjusting to continue streaming sunlight at the shaded area. The elements of nature are amplified and accentuated, challenging the viewer to connect with one another through light and wind, as well as the visualization and beauty of nature that is often overlooked in an urban setting.
figmentnyc.org/2009/figment-2009/city-of-dreams-season-lo...