Assignment
Research a lighting project, event, object, or sculpture that interests you. Write a short blog post describing it both technically and artistically. Try to describe it using the properties and goals of stage lighting
Lighting Project
For this assignment, the project I chose was "Flylight” by Studio Drift, an interactive site-specific art installation that mimics the behavior of a flock of birds in flight. I’ve seen some of Studio Drift’s work at the Shed and have been fascinated by the way they use light and movement in their installations.
“Flylight” is composed of eighty glass tubes that light up in response to the movement of the viewer. In relation to the Four Goals and Properties of Stage Lighting: The composition of this site-specific work is important: the way that the lights suspend from the ceiling and high above the viewers give it the impression of the lights as a flock of birds. The shape of the light bulbs themselves provide a revelation of form. The patterns in which the light moves (different bulbs lighting up in various patterns to mimic birds in flight) create the mood.
