Shadows can be powerful tools used and manipulated to prove a point or change a perspective on something.
This work by Moto Waganari is a nice example of the shadows giving a different scale and emphasising the shape that has been sculpted giving it more power. I like the way that as the light changes, so does the position and size of the shadow showing different stories.
Fred Eerdeken's is a Belgian artist who works with sculpture and shadows. I love his work as without the light his sculptures look like unraveled pieces of wire that don't have any particular relevance or meaning, however when light is shone onto them in a specific angle, they come alive with a beautifully constructed word or sentence projected onto the wall.
This is another example of Fred Eerdeken's clever work with shadows and metal sculptures. I think that the idea of shadows fits in well with our theme of crafted repetition and multiples as shadows multiply an already existing image and they're crafted in a way to show the image but potentially in a slightly different scale or perspective. I think we could do some interesting textiles work using shadows as an inspiration and multiplying images or shapes.
Jessie
Shadows are not something which I had thought about but I think that these are very interesting images which you have looked at. I especially like the second one: the work of Fred Eerdeken, with the wire sentence. I like the fact that when it is looked at, it is uncertain what it is, and that only through light it reveals itself. This is an interesting concept, and I like the idea that its true meaning is hidden and concealed. Is this something which we could embed into our work?
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