Presented
with a derelict building (Feinkost Karl Liebknecht-str) Carlo Crovato
explores the ubiquitous but unconsciously perceived language of buildings.
Not the language of architectural conventions or styles but the assumptions
we make about our environment that are based on perceptual precedent built
up over years of experience. |
The
piece Lightwork I uses 31 Edison light bulbs (one for each window) and
a dimmer switch to create the illusion that behind the facade there is
one large space and not the many smaller spaces that are indicated by
the size and placing of the windows. By simulating contrary information
to that which is understood from the learnt relationship between the window
and the space behind it Lightwork I illustrates how we are always subconsciosly
perceiving and interpreting enviromental information. |