spectrum

The series explored the optical delights of spectral colour, articulating the relationship of light, shadow and materiality and playing upon the perceptual qualities of vision such as complimentary contrast, apparent colour and after image. The pieces created visual effects that seem to constantly shift as they were experienced through the eye and in the mind of the viewer.

The qualities of light can only be fully appreciated when they are considered as a dynamic system. The perception of light and colour can be seen as a question of relativity, as the apparent affect of a lighting condition is dependent upon its relationship to the nature of the ambient light and darkness which surrounds it. Our perception of a particular hue, saturation or brightness of light is dependent on its contrasting effect with the contiguous environment.

Similarly the workings of the eye and brain have the ability to manifest further gestalts, illusions and after images that can be manipulated to shift and alter our experience of a particular lighting scenario. These projects reveal the primacy of perception and the value of careful observation in developing a refined perceptual sensibility to the subtleties of the phenomena associated with light.