Fair-weather Forces (sun:light)

Germaine Koh

Date de naissance 1967

Lieu de naissance Georgetown, Malaysia

Date du décès --

Acting as an intervention into the existing lighting system of the gallery, Vancouver-based artist Germaine Koh’s Fair-weather Forces (sun:light) uses sensors, a microcontroller, and electronic circuits to control the interior lights of the space in direct relation to changing, real-time exterior light levels, effectively defeating the purpose of artificial lighting. As a conceptual artist, Koh’s work is concerned with the significance of everyday actions, familiar objects, and common places. This work is from her series Fair-weather Forces, which consists of architectonic interventions that suggest a reciprocal relationship between human behavior and natural phenomena.

Technique intervention avec capteurs, microcontrôleur, circuits électroniques, système d'éclairage existant et conditions naturelles

DATE 2005

DIMENSIONS installationcm x installationcm x installationcm

Numéro d'acquisition 2006.06.05

Détails Collection de la Galerie d'art d'Ottawa : achat avec le soutien financier du Conseil des arts du Canada, de Glen A. Bloom et des bénévoles du Service ART vente et location de la GAO, 2003

Description du catalogue
An in stalation peice acts as an intervention into existing lighting system of the Gallery space. Using sensors, a microcontroller and electronic circuits, the interior lights of a space are controlled in direct relation to changing, real-time exterior light levels, effectively defeating the purpose of artificial lighting.

Fair-weather Forces (sun:light)

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