Vertical Moments of Light

Assignment: In the window space assigned, create 2 moments of light defined space with the material provided (cardboard) and no more than 2 other materials. The system can only use friction to stay in place, and no adhesives. The composition must also relate the the surrounding compositions.

I chose to make a close relation with the windows close to mine. My window is the upper left window in the picture. As a group, we each gave ideas and thoughts about what we would make. We decided to created boxes out of cardboard to make our effect. We lined up the boxes like a puzzle but left some negative space to let light in a make shadows. The boxes also stick out at different depths which helped the light patterns. The light makes different effects depending on the way it is looked at. When looked at from the side, you can see light coming in and casting shadows on the sides of the boxes only, not the negative space. From the front, you mainly see the negative space and the pops of light randomly placed. The light coming from the inside of the building also plays a role by making shadows on the boxes. One other effect I noticed was the effect the sunset had on the cardboard. It let off an orange light that shines through and onto the front panels of the boxes in places.