Xiaoyu Kang – Looking Outwards – 11

This is an installation done by Mimi Son from KIMCHI and CHIPS, which is an art studio Seoul. The installation is called Light Barrier Third Edition, and it is presented in Asian Cultural Centre at Gwangju Korea in 2016. 

In this edition of installation, 8 architectural video projectors are split into 630 sub -projectors using the structure on concave mirrors, and each mirror’s backing structure is computationally generated so that they collaborate as a single image in the air. A total of about 16,000,000 pixels are calibrated and so that the light beams can be merge in the haze to create an image in the air. In addition to the visual elements, 42 audios are added to create a sound field. 

The installation attempts to exploit the ambiguity and non-conformities between materials and non-materials, reality and illusion, existence and absence. It focused on the theme of birth, death, and rebirth. The entire installation is inspired by impressionism paintings that the images arise from the canvas and became a drawing in the air. 

I found this project to be interesting because it combined the idea of traditional impressionism art with computational technology to create a cohesive project. The project is not only visually pleasing but also takes visitor’s experiences into account.