The installation is really pretty cool. It's all dark, and the center piece is the brain which is actively counting not only the very high energy cosmic rays entering the atmosphere above us, but also the "regular old" cosmic rays that penetrate the atmosphere.
The counter is really clicking! I had no idea how often my DNA was getting rearranged by the cosmic particles (just kidding).
Atop the brain in the server rack is Edgar's piece, which is a thinking pyramid. Can I say that?
The pyramid is constructed primarily from recycled components of the old Bellevue College reader board, with LEDs which light in a sequence soldered into small circuit boards hanging off the piece.
Seeing the piece in situ, watching it blink, makes me think that we are receiving some sort of communication from outer space. It's fun to experience.
In addition to the live action where we are recording actual high energy rays, we have "dummy" collectors which we've turned into art pieces.
We've positioned the collectors in various sections of the installation. All of the dummy collectors are lit with black light.
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She lit the insides of the individual pieces and pierced them with holes, so not only does the entire structure glow from within, it emanates small piercing shafts of light.
My piece is a suspension, lit top and bottom for now with UV light.
Later on we have plans for changing the piece, but for now the light just picks up the edges of the lucite which I've shaped using a jigsaw.
The idea of this piece was to create a time/space continuum. I see energy and matter as somewhat of the same thing, and that what we perceive as solids are actually particles orbiting one another so closely we do not see the space between.
I'll post the sculpture statements in another post, along with some statements Kevin is working on which connect the physics to the art.
For now, remember to visit us tonight, June 2, from 5 - 8 p.m. in the Gallery!
It's easy to get to the Bellevue College Gallery Space.
Enter Bellevue College at the main entrance on 148th SE, follow Landerholm Circle around to the left and continue down the parkway about 50 feet. You'll see a sign marked "Visitor Parking". Turn right, go up the incline and down into the parking area. Drive all the way down and park close to the building area.
Walk west from the parking area through the first building section, onto the open plaza. Spot Carlson Theater on your left (and if the doors are open, you can use their stair case to reach the second floor). We are directly to the west of Carlson Theater, on the second floor.
For parking maps of Bellevue College, click here.
