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"BIRD IN HAND" shadow-playing chandelier

By J.P.Meulendijks
Mar 15, '13 5:10 AM EST
"BIRD IN HAND" shadow playing chandelier
"BIRD IN HAND" shadow playing chandelier

This big eyecatcher is based on, and tribute to the universal art of hand shadows; making shadows on the wall using your hands to create birds, rabbits, and other figures. Playing with light and hand shadows is a centuries old past time long before electric light was invented. "BIRD IN HAND" plays with this concept: All of the hands are positioned to look like a flock of birds, flying out in circles. The shadows cast on the wall looks like birds. This results in a very expressive, dynamic and striking looking lamp , with layers of humor and poetry hidden in the design.