Experimenta Social (Distancing) #36: Light

SPEAKERS: Laura Woodward and Jason Sims HOST: Jonathan Parsons, Experimenta Artistic Director DATE: Wednesday 22 July 2020 For more info, https://experimenta.org/2020/07/14/experimenta-social-36/ - - - Expanding on our previous themes of sound and touch, we continue to speak with artists whose work is focussed on provoking particular sensory experiences. This Experimenta Social, we explore how we visually perceive brightness and contrast, through artworks that capture the transformative nature of light. Captivating, seductive and elusive, light can illuminate or distort, manipulating darkness and generating new dimensions in physical space. New technologies have afforded artists a myriad of ways to experiment with the sophisticated use of light and consequently change the very dynamics of an exhibition space and art experience. For this month’s Experimenta Social talks event we will hear from two artists for whom the play of light in physical space is central to their respective practices. From contemporary sculpture to large-scale installation, these artists are harnessing the energy of light to transform and captivate. - - - - Laura Woodward is an artist that has over 10 years experience creating sculptural, kinetic installations that often embody looped systems. Laura's current explorations focus on the relationships between materials, movement, time and the artist’s hands, with the system's inherent logic driving its emergence. Jason Sims is an artist who works in the realm of perceptual art. Utilising the properties of light and reflection, he creates simple illusions of space in the form of contemporary sculpture, large-scale installation and public art, blurring the lines between reality and illusion. - - - Curated by Experimenta, the 'Experimenta Social' series moves to a live online platform and continues to provide proximity to some of Australia’s most adventurous contemporary artists, researchers and creative technologists. https://experimenta.org