Volatile Light

IOU created a mesmerizing mechanical sound and light environment in collaboration with artist Liz Dees, electronic music composer Dan Morrison and machine sculptors Jim Bond and Andy Plant.

In the darkened rooms of Junction, moving pinpoints of coloured light were transformed into vivid pictures. Lights attached to specially created machines created ever-shifting patterns; triggering sounds and music, created and mixed live over three days.

In this experiment in light and sound, visitors were able to witness the work, talk to the artists and interact with the equipment to produce their own images. The installation will form the basis of an online exhibition in the virtual Junction in Second Life.

IOU's Volatile Light page

Review on DIG Yorkshire

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Review:
Volatile Light at Junction, Goole
By Georgina Petty

Viewing 'Volatile Light' felt not too dissimilar to gazing at a painting at first. Where was I? Had I stumbled across a film set or 'Robot Wars'? I was initially unnerved, in relative darkness until I caught the flickering of lights beckoning me in. As I took in my surroundings I uncovered a visual journey, the more I sat there the more colours, shapes and movements translated into a unique, multicoloured, multisensory insight into every thought, expression, movement of the artist.

With a painting you either like it or you don't, become deeply moved or increasingly confused as to its meaning as you can only speculate or stare hard to try and guess at the thoughts, movements, erroneous brush strokes that the artists have gone through to produce their work. However, this exhibition was inviting you to go on a journey with the artists and get inside their mind space and in turn, encourage our own creativity by trying out the light processes ourselves.

Volatile Light is an intriguing exploration of a calm, reflective and expressive space. The contrast between the mechanical; computers flickering, lights flashing, motorised arms spinning, and the spiritual, dreamlike; sitting in the workshop space observing the patterns may seem like a strange cocktail of Star Wars meets Classic FM, but I felt a comforting, reflective haze come over me as I observed the method in the madness. In taking time to slow down, relax, you immerse yourself in the simple action of looking at lights to realise that what you are witnessing is slowly evolving into a creative statement about appreciating every single moment of life. Poetry in motion with a splash of colour. The more you let go and immerse yourself in different experiences, the more you welcome positive energy and light into your life. The unknown and unusual can be a light bulb moment in personal reflection.

A curious experience!

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The images below were taken by Rose Walker. More of her pictures can be found here