Lighting Prototype
(2024) Dimensions variable. Blown glass, water, salvaged electronic components, candle, flame, closed circuit video.
Lighting Prototype incorporates several digital screens in water-filled vessels broadcasting a single signal of a burning candle. When naturally sourced materials like cotton wick and wax become more rare than throwaway digital components, this proposal will become practical.
In the 19th century, some interiors used clear glass spheres filled with water to magnify and disperse candle light. Later, as these rooms adopted electric light, some kept this optical augmentation, creating hybrid objects bridging two technological eras. This prototype uses hand-blown glass and water in a similar way to magnify and disperse the artificial glow from tiny screens. All of the electronic components included in the work can be powered by a 12-volt power supply.