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Work II of VI  ·  Stainless steel, colour and light

Ordinatio II

2013  ·  Münchfeld School, Mainz

A stainless-steel form with controllable light and a precisely fitted painted form explore the relationship between materiality and immateriality on the wall.

Green light alters the effect of the stainless-steel form.
Green light alters the effect of the stainless-steel form.
MaterialStainless steel, paint, lighting technology
DimensionsElement 0,70 × 1,17 m · Farbform 1,20 × 1,70 m
LocationMünchfeld School, Mainz
ClientCity of Mainz
Year2013

A stainless-steel form with an RGB LED light strip is mounted a few centimetres in front of the yellow wall and at a slight angle to it. The pupils can control the light by remote control, continuously adjusting brightness and colour. Offset to the left, a painted form lies directly on the wall; its inner contour precisely follows the outer line of the stainless-steel form — the two fit together like pieces of a puzzle.

Shadows cast both by the window on the left and by the light strip continually change the way the work is experienced. An interplay between materiality and immateriality emerges.

Warm light gives the same form an entirely different atmosphere.
Warm light gives the same form an entirely different atmosphere.
In daylight, the stainless-steel form and the painted form enter into dialogue.
In daylight, the stainless-steel form and the painted form enter into dialogue.