Mollu Heino: Lähde
The work consists of seven luminous pillars, 2019
The idea of the work was to build a light-glow space formed by columns that the viewer can walk through. The work depicts different sources: Spring water seeps from below the ground, or a light source warms and illuminates. The Lähde can also be something that radiates. We are drawn to light and especially in the dark we seek light. The materials of the work - the buckets - have already achieved an iconic and humorous meaning in our Finnish society. We get buckets from markets to draw something.
Visual Artist, Doctor of Arts, b. 1967, Lives in Luvia, Finland
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Artwork finished in:
2019
Which kind of light sources and what other materials and equipment are used? Led lights and plastic buckets.
Please provide the dimensions of the work. Approximate size will do. Please mention if the work can be adjusted. (width-height-depth): 4x5x5 m
Electricity consumption: Standard mains current (10A/16A).
Does the artwork use sound? No sound.
Support and other structures: The work needs support structures, hanging points, or similar.
Minimum height of the space: 4m
Minimum square meters of the space: 20m2
Requirements for the space: darkness, temperature, colouring (light / dark / specific colour / other) etc.: Darkness.
Building time and people required (estimate): 3 hours.
Artist's presence: Artist or their representative must be present during building.
Seen before at: Rauma Art Museum, Rauma, 2019 / City of Lights, Jyväskylä 2021 / Lumo, Oulu, 2022 / Valonjuhla Ii, 2023
