Magic Lanterns
2018
This sculpture attempts to recreate the sense of wonder experienced by audiences of Victorian era magic lantern shows.
I’ve used a combination of micro electronic components and provisional mechanics, all of which is plainly visible.
Each of the five projectors creates a moving image on the wall in front of the sculpture:
the common woodpeckers of Ontario, pecking away at invisible trees. Playful and crude, yet complex,
I think of this piece as a sculptural GIF.