Shadow Spaces
Shadow Spaces are a series of sculptures designed for a gallery installation. The installation would consist of five large white objects, a cube, a cylinder, a T shaped form, a rectangular column, a ring, and five black objects that represent the three-dimensional shadow spaces of each of those objects.
Normally a shadow cast from an object is perceived as a flat dark area in front of the illuminated object, which mimics its shape. In reality of course the shadow is not flat but three- dimensional, filling the entire space in front of the illuminated object.
Each of the white painted wood objects were taken into the sunlight on a specific day and time where the flat portions of their shadows were traced onto a white colored flat surface. Lines were then established between the edges of the objects, and the edges of the flat shadows. After this was done, a black painted wood structure was built around the lines of each of the objects to form an exact three-dimensional replica of the shadow space cast by each of the objects at a specific time.
In the gallery installation, the white objects and their three-dimensional shadows are displayed separately and in different relative positions. This was done to show the entire shape of the shadow space as well as the object that was used to form the shadow. They are displayed in different relative positions in order to engage the viewers of the installation in a more intriguing way, as they try to mentally match the white object with their corresponding shadow space.
Conceptually, Shadow Spaces were created as part of a larger series of art projects that explore ways in which to present unexpected three-dimensional forms that push the boundaries conventional sculpture.
Status: Built
Location: Santa Fe, NM, US
