Hexagon Intergalactic: Aether Quills
Lasercut wooden sculpture in shape of six peacock feathers
Aether Quills is a programmable light sculpture series: Six peacock-feather forms cut from layered plywood and assembled with steel bolts, hiding hundreds of LEDs within the structure. The light is indirect and seamless - glowing from between the layers rather than from visible points, while a computer-driven real-time video system generates living patterns across the feathers: Flame and ink-like textures that thicken, thin, and drift as if written in light. The work draws from the myth of Orithis, a celestial peacock whose plumage collects dreams, regrets, and half-whispered wishes, turning them into a luminous archive. Shown as all six mirrored feathers or in smaller “constellations” (wings, fan, loose cluster), Aether Quills invites the viewer to stand within their span and wonder: "If these are quills, what story is being written, and what of my own might already be inscribed in their glow?"
Visual artist and multidisciplinary sculptor, b. 1986
https://www.hexagon.fi
Information
Artwork finished in:
2024
Light sources, other materials and equipment used:
Programmable LEDs and their controller. Desktop computer playing and generating living video in leds, looking like flames and twinkling stars inside the sculpture.
Dimensions of the work, approximately (width-height-depth):
5m x 2m x 5cm
Approximate dimensions of the work for mailing / sending.:
Will not be sent via mail. Is delivered and installed by me.
Power consumption:
Standard mains current (10A/16A)
Sound in artwork:
no sound
Support and other structures:
The work needs support structures, hanging points, or similar
Structures, hardware and other equipment needed from the client.:
Ladder for wall installation, lift or comparable for ceiling installation. Hooks or connecting points. Weighs around 5kg per feather.
Minimum height of the space:
3 meters
Minimum square meters of the space:
15
Requirements for the space: darkness, temperature, colouring (light / dark / specific colour / other) etc:
Preferably indoors, protected from water. The darker the space, the brighter the artwork.
Building time and people required (estimate):
I build and configure it in around a day or less, depending on the complexity of the space
Artist's presence:
Artist or their representative must be present during building
