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CLIENT: N/A | DATE: November, 2018 A peek at the early days of light discovery and images of celestial events (also explored in "PULSAR"). I imagine these images depicting light as it travels through the historical and now hypothetical "aether". This exploration has opened our imagination into what is further possible in the field of lumia (light art). Through reflections, films and different light sources, there are many more discoveries on the horizon.    
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CLIENT: N/A | DATE: November, 2018 Dedrochronology is not only a mouthful, but it's the science of aging trees based on their rings. We examined this science through colorful lumia patterns reflected onto the canvas that was a beautiful tree stump. Results below.    Two bonus shots of desert rock piles bathed in dichroic light.   CLIENT: N/A | DATE: June, 2018 A derivative of our initial creation Constellation, Chaotic // Order is a rearrangement of the mirrored pyramids to create new structures. Here eight pyramids circle one central pyramid that are mapped all together and individually to create a playable structure. You can see bits of this sculpture in action from our Interactive Salon performance. Music by sleepdealer. BELOW: Testing harmonies of opposite sides of the color wheel through a prism. CLIENT: Trent Kim | DATE: June, 2018 Following a successful 2017 presentation, I was primed and ready to come back with even more groundbreaking lumia projects. This presentation picked up from where I left off and was titled "Technologically Mediated Lumia Continued." Using many of the same techniques and equipment, I focused even further on interactive qualities that bring light art techniques into the modern age. CLIENT: Art Works Eagan | DATE: May, 2018 In a follow up event to Lighting the Way, Ben Hunder, one of the Infinite Strangers, and Second Sight Visuals put on an entirely interactive showcase at Art Works Eagan. On the visual side we had a hand held lumia station and a kinect "light shadow" for people to play with. There was also a light painting booth with our Kinetic Colors App and I controlled a projection mapped lumia sculpture. For audio, guests were encouraged to manipulate sound through midi controllers, keyboards and other digital means. Overall it seemed like a huge success, everyone from the youngest of guests to the oldest got in on the action.  CLIENT: N/A | DATE: May, 2018 Playing on the success of Chaotic // Order, we experimented with doing more hands-on techniques with lumia and light manipulation onto the sculpture. Metallic film, prisms, custom glass plates, and more. Music by Eyes For Ears.   CLIENT: N/A | DATE: March, 2018 In a continual exploration of light and its properties, I've built out these lightscapes (also available as metal prints). Standing around 15'x10' these static, projected forms look at color and shape to create an immersive experience. CLIENT: N/A | DATE: March, 2017 Two layers of projection merge and blend playing host to positive and negative spaces. The first is a front projected sphere whose contents shift through a feedback-styled dance. The second is a reflected lumia projection harnessing colors that push through the white noise. This style was harnessed live during the Art-Tech Experience. CLIENT: N/A | DATE: February, 2018 A new series that explores bending light in new and unexpected ways. Colorful compositions were created and then projected out into the darkness. These fragments of light were then reassembled in camera. Little to no post was done on these even though they look like a sci-fi space scene. CLIENT: N/A | DATE: December, 2017 In further attempts to find ways in which light acts like a liquid, we find ourselves discovering new ways to see. Fusilis, from the Latin "molten, soften, liquid", was the best word to describe this new series. Multiple lights of changing color come into and out of focus as they dance across the lens. We've created a photo series and also explored this phenomenon in video form as well. Slowing it down to analyze the behavior at a higher frame rate. Here we get 60s light show vibes and unique lumia patterns. See them in motion here. CLIENT: N/A | DATE: November, 2017 Which TV show do you think of with a classic title sequence? For us, these shows also happen to be our favorites. We re-imagined these intros as a kinetic lumia piece. With good negative space, memorable colors and audio, these intros see new light (literally). CLIENT: N/A | DATE: November, 2017 For our first choreographed lumia installation, we couldn't think of a better song than "Theme From a Summer Place" to accompany this dance of light. The process to create this involved even more steps than you might imagine including custom hand-crafted light visuals, then warping those to a fraction of the speed, then we projected that against our patented (not really) surface to document the movement of the light. Now sit back, unwind and enjoy.  Below is the first render of the experimental light film that we paired with "Theme From a Summer Place" it is the basis of the lumia creation above. It is the first step to translating the movement and color of the orbs to lumia.  CLIENT: N/A | DATE: October, 2017 Sculpture will never be the same. Through a new project from Second Sight Visuals, projection mapping, light art, interactive technologies and physical sculpture combine in a modular piece we call Constellation. Starting off with Ursa Major's iconic Big Dipper, we tested a proof of concept where light played and danced off of a reflective sculpture that bares the shape of said constellation. The interactivity comes through all sorts of controllers such as tapping out beats and playing it like a drum, using buttons in chords like an organ, or having a Wii remote work like a flashlight and explore the piece that way. Additionally testing is in the works for audio reactivity and using this sculpture in a live music setting. The opportunities for unique interactions with the sculpture are truly limitless and we are excited to dive in further.  CLIENT: Shrimpnose | DATE: November, 2017 What do you get when you cross handmade visuals with extreme slow motion? Well basically what you are about to watch below. Using the track "worry" from Minneapolis producer Shrimpnose, we set a selection of lava looking light into motion to vibe with the spirit of the song. Colors dance and shift with the slightest of movement creating a unique visual. This was then turned into a lumia version before with the high contrast and deep blacks helping create negative space.   CLIENT: N/A | DATE: September, 2017 I took my lumia experiments on the road and with the help of my trusty deep cycle marine battery I lit up the darkest parts of Minneapolis. Alleyways, abandoned buildings and parked tractor trailers were all free game.  CLIENT: all so frightened | DATE: September, 2017 Dichroic film clashes with macro videography in this stunning visual accompaniment to the song, "I Don't Follow." Through a mix of lumia and surreal lightscapes, colors and shapes form and fold to dazzle your eyes. CLIENT: N/A | DATE: September, 2017 It's a small world after all in macro photography. I've recently been experimenting with an extension tube for my camera to get up close and personal but at a higher resolution than my current microscopes. These photos are presented without editing from reflections and refractions in my dichroic films and more.   CLIENT: N/A | DATE: September, 2017 In a moment of inspiration, I grabbed my dichroic sheets and began to experiment with them and the camera. First I shot through them as I had before, but then I went a different direction. Playing with rolling them up to have the light reflect infinitely off of them, I also zoomed in close and used the manual focus to find bokeh formations that show themselves as lumia forms. Below are the results of these trials. I appreciate your feedback. If you like them enough, check out what you can get them printed on in the Second Sight Visuals Society 6 Shop.   CLIENT: N/A | DATE: August, 2017 Combining the beautiful gradients that only dichroic film can provide, me and my partner in crime, Karrie Cooling, roamed the Arizona desert for a one-of-a-kind photo shoot. Using dichoric films and the sun to create a lumia-style light art, alien colors are projected onto pieces of desert life to breathe new energy the native residents of this lifeless place. UPDATE: We are now on Society6, get all of these images below on your favorite stuff. They make the perfect gift for the cacti lover in your life, especially if that person is YOU! CLIENT: Midtown Greenway Coalition | DATE: July, 2017 For the 2017 Minneapolis Greenway Glow, Second Sight Visuals won installation rights to two spots along the cross-city bike path. The first was a remix of our Apello project. Instead of utilizing feedback, we made a random line generator where the shape could be controlled by the participant. Often children using the program would get to places that we didn't even know were possible. It was exciting to see them learn to control the outcome. Secondly was a lumia installation that ran a slowed down version of Emergence to cast a colorful lighting array underneath the bridge. Along with this were the cubes from What Do You See MN? These had been outfitted with sound reactive LEDs so the voices and music of the night were translated into color. APELLO  Lumia  CLIENT: DREW BESON ART | DATE: April, 2017 A long time coming, Drew Beson and I pulled the trigger and threw an incredibly unique party to break in his new studio/gallery. With outer space, light, and immersion the connecting theme, I set out to create projections that put you inside of Drew's work. On one wall (and part of the ceiling), I ran huge, beautiful kaleidoscopes of his pieces. When you entered the space you felt like you had simply stepped into the work of art.  On the opposite wall, I created an interactive projection where you could create planets out of his art through spherical mapping.  In a small nook, I ran a slow pan and zoom of his art to be used in lumia creation. Attendees could grab reflective materials and adjust the lumia output themselves.  Finally, the main attraction, an angled projection that became a chromadepth dance floor. Each attendee was given glasses to help them watch the floor come alive.    CLIENT: Symone Smash It | DATE: April, 2017 For my first live show at Can Can Wonderland, I teamed up with Symone Smash It to create some colorful, lumia-inspired visuals to fit her spacey theme (and the space we had to use). Here I used the same materials from my Made Here installation, A U R A Borealis to do a close range projection and blend colors and speed to match her musical stylings. For some of the time, I was creating the lumia live using color filters and a wii remote. This remote was connected to VDMX and the position of the colors were determined by the pitch and roll of the controller, with the colors themselves controlled by the d-pad. Enjoy! Reach out with any other questions about this setup. PHOTOS BY SARAH ELLEN PHOTOGRAPHY. First performance CLIENT: Trent Kim | DATE: February, 2017 After posting a few light art projects in the Facebook group, The Psychedelic Light Show Preservation Society, my work was picked up by Trent Kim who was hosting an international symposium on the topic and invited me to attend and present. Given this incredible opportunity, I got right to it. My presentation focused on how I had used light reflection and refraction with the help of technology to create modern light sculptures. CLIENT: N/A | DATE: June, 2016 One of our first full-scale experiments with lumia. Here we took two large, white triangular sheets and created a pyramid that contains a lumia mobile. This mobile randomly casts light throughout the space, changing over time and providing constantly unique experiences.  |
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