Anna Björklund: Light Beings
The film-based work portrays light as a living being.
Light Beings is a single-channel or multi-channel video work, which has been filmed with artist-made pinhole cameras. The GIF-like videos portray light as a three-dimensional living being, that twirls and slithers around other organic matter. The work invites viewers to question the nature of light. The work can be displayed as a projection or as an installation.
Anna Björklund (she/her) is a visual artist and curator who lives and works in Fiskars, Finland. Playfulness with ideas, words, and motion are at the center of her work.
Information
Artwork finished in:
2022
Light sources, other materials and equipment used:
A projector or projectors and a projection surface. The surface can be a wall or a screen. In Lux Korkeasaari, the work was projected onto round projection screens and in Material Light on a the walls of the gallery space.
Dimensions of the work, approximately (width-height-depth):
The size is adjustable.
Approximate dimensions of the work for mailing / sending.:
The work is sent as a file.
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.:
A projector or projectors, depending on if the work is single or multi-channel, and the fixtures for the projector/s. The work requires a projection surface, which can be a wall or a screen.
Requirements for the space: darkness, temperature, colouring (light / dark / specific colour / other) etc:
Dim lighting or full darkness.
Building time and people required (estimate):
2-4 hours depending in the desired set-up of the projectors and possible screens.
Artist's presence:
Guidance can be provided for building
