Initially my project revolved around the idea of reproducing the effect of sunrise against a screen or within a space to artificially produce the same atmosphere. My interest in this derived from viewing the closed blinds of my bedroom window in the early hours of morning.

The "sunrise machine" was conceived as a way of producing sunrise artificially. The observer would be aware that the light produced by the machine was artificial, but would understand the subject being represented was the sun.

Aesthetically, the work was revolving around a form of artwork which I discovered recently called "steampunk". Steampunk often takes modern technology, and represents it as clockwork devices. Below is a photograph of a flash drive in a steampunk facade. We know that the drive works in a certain way, yet the facade gives it the appearance of functioning differently. I sought to produce the same effect with the "sunrise machine." My idea for the crank operated machine was influenced by steampunk artifacts, mechanical calculators, and the idea that the sunrise (an controllable event) could be controlled by the user.



Since our meeting before break the work has sought a new direction. It is now less about the illusion or the machine and is instead focusing on representation. The work that follows shows art work and installations which translate relationships and events into a new medium, mainly drawing, to produce a new perception of the subject.

The work of Joyce Lightbody,
taken from Variations III, Emerging Artists in Southern California; curated by Melina Wortz



I'm interested in the process of translation.

The work of Mark Lombardi,
taken from Dan Cameron's Living Inside the Grid



This work documents a network. I don't seek to represent a network, but the use of notation, symbols and the resulting complexity are of interest to me.

The work of Sabrina Raaf,
taken from Moving Parts, Forms of the Kinetic



I admire this work because it documents a condition and creates a new relationship between the observer, the work and the space. (above: a robot documents the CO2 levels in the room)

The work of Susan Hiller,
taken from Peter Osborne's Conceptual Art



My interest in the work revolves around documentation which combines visual representation and textual analysis. (documented postcards)

The work of Dieter Kiessling,
taken from Every Day, curated by Jonathan Witkins


Perhaps more relevant to others in the class due to the installation's set-up and aims, my interest in the work is function and the creation of atmosphere. (floating dust is illuminated by the projector, captured by the camera and seen as an image on the tv)

My work is moving toward the documentation and translation of the sunrise condition, perhaps in drawing more than in installation or object, though I still find myself wanting to use light - I'm just not sure how.