CLOUD

Ocober 20 -  October 22, 2023

Caitlind r. c. Brown & Wayne Garret

CLOUD is an interactive sculpture created from 6,000 incandescent light bulbs by Canadian artists Caitlind r.c. Brown & Wayne Garrett. The piece utilizes pull chain switches and everyday domestic light bulbs, re-imagining their potential to catalyze collaborative moments and create an enveloping, experiential environment. During exhibition, viewers interact with CLOUD by initiating impromptu collaborations, working as a collective to animate “lightning” on the surface of the sculpture. As viewers move beneath the canopy of light bulbs, CLOUD reveals its substructure – its underbelly is industrial and utilitarian, built from structural beams, exposed electronics, and imperfect, hand-bent steel. This “reveal” breaks the illusion of delicacy and lightness characterized by the outside aesthetic of the artwork. Similarly, participating viewers realize that the surface of incandescent light bulbs is only a diffusion layer, filtering bright white light from LED bulbs beneath. The materiality of CLOUD speaks to a broader conversation about domestic waste and the mass of insignificant objects in urban spaces. As incandescent bulbs are phased out in the European Union and various countries around the world, the sculpture gains new meaning as a beacon of transitional technologies and changing futures – where are we going next?

CLOUD takes place within the framework of "Recklinghausen leuchtet" daily from 6 to 11 p.m.

We cordially invite you to an artist talk with Caitlind r.c. Brown und Wayne Garrett on Saturday, October 21 at 5 pm.