10 JUNE 2016www.thecreatorsproject.vice.com
LEDs and carved aluminium create a reflective moon at Art Market San Francisco
Edited by : AL CIRCLE
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An aluminium moon floats at the end of an empty shipping container while multicolored lights swirl around it, amplifying and diminishing the craters and textures that mark its surface. Called a Moon with Many Stars, the installation at Art Market San Francisco is the passion project of Craig Dorety, an artist and engineer.
"The moon doesn't emit its own light. It is a reflective body," Dorety tells The Creators Project. This fact happens to fall in line with his previous works, animated sculptures that explore perception. "I shine lights onto a surface and the viewer is presented with reflected light or indirect light. This technique allows for richer colors in perception, doesn't overwhelm the eye, and lets me introduce shadow (the only way to get black or gray when working with light)."
The relief is made of carved aluminium and lit with rotating, programmed LEDs. Dorety fabricates all the components, owns and operates all the machinery, and hand-solders the electronic components. "It involves computer-aided design and manufacturing, electronics design, and microcontroller programming," he says.
"The moon doesn't emit its own light. It is a reflective body," Dorety tells The Creators Project. This fact happens to fall in line with his previous works, animated sculptures that explore perception. "I shine lights onto a surface and the viewer is presented with reflected light or indirect light. This technique allows for richer colors in perception, doesn't overwhelm the eye, and lets me introduce shadow (the only way to get black or gray when working with light)."
The relief is made of carved aluminium and lit with rotating, programmed LEDs. Dorety fabricates all the components, owns and operates all the machinery, and hand-solders the electronic components. "It involves computer-aided design and manufacturing, electronics design, and microcontroller programming," he says.
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