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joshua kirsch: concentricity interactive light series
concentricity is an interactive light sculpture series by joshua
kirsch. consisting of three
individual pieces - concentricity 96, 80, 16 - each one presents an
illuminated white handle
in which a viewer is invited to move in any
desired direction. reed switches located within
the sculpture's circuitry sense the
movements of a magnet that is contained in each of the
sculpture's
handles, translating this information into the form of LED light.
concentricity 96, 2008
aluminum, stainless steel, acrylic, magnet, electronic components
38" x 37" x 8"
concentricity 96 utilizes 96 white LEDs whose light floods through the sculpture's
honeycomb-like aluminum frame, casting a range of shapes and patterns on the wall.
detail of concentricity 96
moving the illuminated white handles to generate light from the 96 LEDs
image courtesy of john minchillo
detail of the honeycomb-like frame
Concentricity 96 from Joshua Kirsch on Vimeo.
concentricity 80, 2008
aluminum, acrylic, stainless steel, magnet, electronic components
36" x 54" x 32"
80 blue/white LED lights make-up concentricity 80, which are visible from both sides
of the sculpture. the front side of the aluminum disk is flat, containing circles in which the
LED lights are illuminated. the back of the sculpture displays the LED on five concentrically
arranged circles.
front view of concentricity 80
profile
detail
concentrically arranged disks with LED lights
Concentricity 80 from Joshua Kirsch on Vimeo.
concentricity 16, 2007
aluminum, acrylic, stainless steel, magnets, electronic components
image courtesy of john minchillo
this third piece of the series, concentricity 16, spans the height of a room from floor to ceiling
and can be adjusted according to varying room heights. here, green/white LEDs are used
in an arrangement which are visible from both the back and front of the sculpture.
the sculpture extends to fit any ceiling height
detail
detail of wiring
Concentricity 16 from Joshua Kirsch on Vimeo.
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