Sea of Secrets
(2001)
Interactive Light Installation
Lights, boxes, cable, steel
I hung boxes,
side by side, from the ceiling and strung a single light down
into each. The boxes hung in a single horizontal layer in
space, about 3.5 feet from the floor. The sides of the boxes
that were visible, without disturbing the rectangle, were
painted black. The inner sides of the boxes, the ones faced
each other, were painted white and had holes burned through
them. Viewers were encouraged to disturb the boxes, pushing
them, walking between them and separating them. When they did
this, the boxes would move and expose the white sides with
the holes, revealing the light. The room would change from
almost black, to glowing from the different pockets of light-
all triggered by the movements and actions of the
viewer.