echo (in memoriam), 2023
Handmade narcissus pseudonarcissus ink, resin, and spotlights
Dimensions variable
In October 2022, trenches were dug 6 inches deep in the shape of the word
DROWN to span 4.5 feet tall by 18 feet long. The flowers bloomed around
April 15, 2023. This work was called echo. On May 8, 2023 I began
to harvest the flowers to create an alcohol ink to preserve the ephemeral
work.
Utilizing basic PAR (parabolic aluminized reflector lamp) lights, a type
of electric lamp that is widely used in commercial, residential, and
transportation illumination, I created molds from a 3D printed design and
casted lenses that fit their gobo attachment. A gobo is an object placed
inside or in front of a light source, and the word can be short for:
go-between, go-between-optics, go-before, et al. The beam is 25° and the
lightbulb produces a light temperature of 5000K (daylight).