First Explorations

Here are some early explorations from our first day of class. Some of these effects were created using a light shining into a translucent cylinder of paper. Different colored lights, different materials, and different objects were used to get various effects. Others were from an object with a patterned opening and multiple light sources.

This video is a collection of some clips from further explorations using the paper cylinder and a view through a piece of polycarbonate.

My own personal interest lies in the use of patterned light and its interaction with textured surfaces. I would like to further explore the use of patterned openings and textured “canvases” for the patterns to move across. Light gives depth and greater dynamism to texture and the movement of light throughout the day allows the surface to change character and become an animated surface rather than be too static.