Shadows
November 1, 2011 | Edward Tufte
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Photograph taken at ET Modern in Chelsea, a mix of shadows cast by the back half of a dog sculpture and by the perforated stainless steel of a Bird piece. The light source was probably the reflection of the sun off the windshield of a car waiting at a traffic light on 11th Avenue. The shadow appeared for only about a minute on a corner wall of the gallery.
Topics: E.T., Science
Shadow = Time revealed in space
Sculpture = advantageously positioned canvas which captures that ephemeral footprint.
The dance company, Pilobolus, is well-known for taking advantage of the monochromatic and geometric aspects of shadow projection in their works. They also collaborate with the MIT Media Lab. Eg, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgvmlqqkofM (Full disclosure: I am a board member of the Pilobolus Dance Theater)
I like this photo so much.
I haven’t kept up with Ask Et for about 18 months & now I’m wallowing.