彩光舞影 | 英国艺术家 Liz West 打造彩色镜面装置艺术

Title: Our Colour Reflection

Posted In: Installation , Exhibition

Artist: Liz West

Duration: 14 May 2016 to 25 June 2016

Venue: 20-21 Visual Arts Centre

Opening Hours: Tuesday to Saturday 10am to 4pm

Telephone: +44 (0) 1724 297070

Visit Website: 2021visualartscentre.co.uk

A congregation of colourful mirrored discs fills the nave of the former St John’s church building, now 20-21 Visual Arts Centre gallery, in Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire, UK . The spectacular new installation currently on show until 25 June, 2016, by British artist, Liz West is titled ‘ Our Colour Reflection ,” and treats visitors to just that - an immersive chromatic experience where viewers bear witness to the spectacle and wonder of dancing colour as the natural light traverses through the interior of the neo-gothic architecture, creating multicoloured reflections in various shapes and forms onto the vaults, beams, columns, and pitched ceilings. With a colour palette clearly derived from traditional stained glass windows, the different sized circular mirrors are mounted onto clear acrylic cylindrical stands and strewn across the stone floor. The beautifully random placement of the primary- and secondary-coloured discs ignites a spark of joy, since it looks as if the disks filled the room after a confetti cannon explosion and were left to rest where they fell…

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux. Liz West ’s signature tools of colour and lights are intended to transform people’s spatial experience, coupled with her deep consideration of the historic use of the site as a place of worship and spirituality. Alluding to just this West states that the aim was “ to provoke a heightened sensory awareness in the viewer, tapping into our deeply entrenched relationship with colour, and exploring how it can move viewers, emotionally, psychologically and spiritually .” As visitors explore and move throughout the space the reflective finishes allow them to catch glimpses of themselves within the context of the piece creating a personal and unique experience, allowing them to engage further in the dialogue between viewer, artwork and architecture.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.

Photo by Hannah Devereux.