The small 'black box' animation has particular significance to my work as it expresses and explores the play and relationship between the weight and strength of shadow and light. As the spidery shadows quickly break away from the box, they show that both heavy and lighter, more intricate shadows are important to create visual interest.
A still from the 'black box' animation by Erika Kruger
the animation can be viewed here:
In my environment there is a balance of heavy and detailed shadow and light, which would evolve as the sun moves across the sky and sets. The heavy shadow and light can be seen within the inside space, while the spidery shadow is cast by the platforms and ramps that stretch out far from the cliff face.
The glass box within my environment also shows a play on both types of shadow, as though it should have heavy shadows,being a hevy kind of object, the fact that it is glass and is lit up from behind makes it seem quite weightless and a bit eerie.
The shadows created by my outside space may also have relevance according to Kruger's exploration of ' the disconnected shadow' This long space creates a shadow which stands alone and trails off the face of the cliff, disconnected to any of the forms from which it falls, and also dissocnnected from the inside space, almost creating another 'visual space' in itself.
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