AXIS ON FIRE
The pillar of light is one’s own axis outside of oneself.
The formation of light and energy in the work is the vibrant core in one’s own world.
It’s what one holds and sees as light.
2023, kinetic fire sculpture, hologram, tripling projection, room-size immersive installation
Device 1 100 x 50 x 30 cm
Device 2 187 x 110 x 30 cm
biofuel, salvaged turntable, fire-retardant mica, swivel, copper, stainless steel
When the device is spinning, the air getting caught up in mesh, together with the spiral wing seizing the air, is fuelling the arisal of the fire pillar.
The hologram is made from undistorted recordings of the activated device 1 in the dark, when the spinning metal mesh goes transparent.
Axis on fire is related with the house on fire in Tarkovsky's film, the Diogenes torch and the pillar of fire in Exodus.
The device 2 is specifically devised to be lit up in an indoor exhibition space. It is constructed according to a meticulous Health&Safety consideration, has many in-built precautions and is accompanied by a Risk assessment document. link: Risk Assessment
The device 2 is designed as an adjustable structure on threaded rods and bolts: the spiral mesh wing can be folded tighter or opened up. The way the air’s coming in changes the fire behaviour, creating different character of light and energy.
The device 2 is designed slightly taller than a person, to create one's own light larger than oneself.
