Wanting to use lighting in my work brings a whole different meaning to the term 'illumination' I like using lights, but it is not as straight forward as one would like to think it is.
Having an idea is one thing, making the idea come to light (excuse the pun) is another. The realisation of an idea is often a long hard slog, with many set backs and disappointments, and if your lucky a lot of learning along the way.
Trying to predict the 'unforeseen' of the eventual outcome even with a dress rehearsal, the unexpected can occur on the day.
The exhibition space for Turn The Page is a wonderful glass structure with light flooding in from all sides, this unfortunately had the effect of bleaching the light out of my book covers. This and possibly because I was placed right by the entrance most people walked past, and did not notice my book.
It was the second book 'COMMEMORATAE' and the written pages that drew people in. In answer to their questions "what is 'this' all about ?" was I then able to point out 'IMMEMORATAE COMMEMORATAE'
Exhibiting the book a few weeks later at the Norwich Playhouse, the lighting 'worked' after a fashion. The perfectionist in me wants to do some thing about those little pools of light on the lower edge of the covers.
So it is back to the drawing board ! and a bit more tweaking.
Having an idea is one thing, making the idea come to light (excuse the pun) is another. The realisation of an idea is often a long hard slog, with many set backs and disappointments, and if your lucky a lot of learning along the way.
Trying to predict the 'unforeseen' of the eventual outcome even with a dress rehearsal, the unexpected can occur on the day.
The exhibition space for Turn The Page is a wonderful glass structure with light flooding in from all sides, this unfortunately had the effect of bleaching the light out of my book covers. This and possibly because I was placed right by the entrance most people walked past, and did not notice my book.
It was the second book 'COMMEMORATAE' and the written pages that drew people in. In answer to their questions "what is 'this' all about ?" was I then able to point out 'IMMEMORATAE COMMEMORATAE'
Exhibiting the book a few weeks later at the Norwich Playhouse, the lighting 'worked' after a fashion. The perfectionist in me wants to do some thing about those little pools of light on the lower edge of the covers.
So it is back to the drawing board ! and a bit more tweaking.