Urban Aurora no.2 (2025)
"I'm a huge fan of the work that emerged from what became known as the Light & Space movement. Artists like James Turrell, Fred Eversley, Helen Pashgian, and Robert Irwin (to name a few) took unique paths toward exploring human perception, light, and materiality. Urban Aurora (no.2) is my own exploration of these themes." - JR
After completing Urban Aurora no. 1 (a small resin sculpture), I wanted to explore a different approach to light refraction, materials and scale. Existing as a minimalist form, Urban Aurora (no.2) is a light sculpture that responds to the sunlight of the day. As light enters the sculpture, it is bent and refracted resulting in shifting colours and patterns with varying intensities.*
After completing Urban Aurora no. 1 (a small resin sculpture), I wanted to explore a different approach to light refraction, materials and scale. Existing as a minimalist form, Urban Aurora (no.2) is a light sculpture that responds to the sunlight of the day. As light enters the sculpture, it is bent and refracted resulting in shifting colours and patterns with varying intensities.*
Upon closer view, one can experience the environment of the external world recontextualized within the sculpture, presenting as an abstracted 'inner world'. The result being a dynamic composition - one that is both physical and virtual - ebbing and flowing into the surrounding landscape.
This is the second of what I plan to be a series, my goal is to eventually move toward the scale of the works of Light & Space artist, Larry Bell.
*Note: The shift is colour intensity you see in the video happened in real time as the sun emerged from the clouds.