Quiet Lights
2023, silk, natural dyes, reclaimed Douglas-fir, LED, 25” x 60”
Quiet Lights is a series of illuminated landscapes that contemplates the visual perception of the changing atmospheric light and the interaction between the natural and artificial and the ephemeral and permanent. Each composition marks a time of day and a memory of place.
Natural dyestuffs were gathered from the place of creation (foraged acorns and onion skins from Kung’s kitchen) and also outsourced (madder, cochineal & logwood are ancient natural dyes with complex histories in global trade) as a dialogue between the past and present. Douglas-fir planks salvaged from the demolition of a 100-year old home in the Pacific Northwest were reshaped into new homes for the artificial lights.
Silk organza dyed with naturally-derived color serve as the mediator between the artificial light from within and surrounding ambient light and the vehicle to eventually fade and morph over time.
