The Agony of Illumination
Location
CSU 202
Start Date
9-4-2012 4:00 PM
End Date
9-4-2012 5:00 PM
Student's Major
Art
Student's College
Arts and Humanities
Mentor's Name
Mika Laidlaw
Mentor's Department
Art
Mentor's College
Arts and Humanities
Description
The main purpose of this creative project is to take viewers out of their comfort zone and into an unfamiliar situation. I have had chronic migraines for my entire life and I have had a continuous migraine since late November of 2010. My migraines often cause me to be light sensitive and it becomes painful for me to go outside during the day, drive at night, or go into a well-lit building. This grant has given me an opportunity to let others experience this part of my life and allow them to look at light in a different way. My goal was to create a light installation of a manageable size. By creating a panel covered with lights, the viewer will be confronted with an excessive amount of illumination. I have created a 5’x5’ square panel covered with a copious amount of light bulbs. This panel will create an atmosphere that overwhelms the viewer with light, letting them see light from a new perspective. By creating this light installation I feel I have taken a step towards expanding the boundaries of art, using my own artistic language to convey a new way of looking at light. This work will be exhibited in the URC show in the CSU gallery. During this show the viewer will be able to interact with this work and hopefully walk way with a new perspective on light, and possibly understand the agony of illumination.
The Agony of Illumination
CSU 202
The main purpose of this creative project is to take viewers out of their comfort zone and into an unfamiliar situation. I have had chronic migraines for my entire life and I have had a continuous migraine since late November of 2010. My migraines often cause me to be light sensitive and it becomes painful for me to go outside during the day, drive at night, or go into a well-lit building. This grant has given me an opportunity to let others experience this part of my life and allow them to look at light in a different way. My goal was to create a light installation of a manageable size. By creating a panel covered with lights, the viewer will be confronted with an excessive amount of illumination. I have created a 5’x5’ square panel covered with a copious amount of light bulbs. This panel will create an atmosphere that overwhelms the viewer with light, letting them see light from a new perspective. By creating this light installation I feel I have taken a step towards expanding the boundaries of art, using my own artistic language to convey a new way of looking at light. This work will be exhibited in the URC show in the CSU gallery. During this show the viewer will be able to interact with this work and hopefully walk way with a new perspective on light, and possibly understand the agony of illumination.
Recommended Citation
Gamboni, Stephanie. "The Agony of Illumination." Undergraduate Research Symposium, Mankato, MN, April 9, 2012.
https://cornerstone.lib.mnsu.edu/urs/2012/oral-session-15/4
