32 x 32 x Z
LED Sculpture
2015
LEDs, single-board computer, acrylic, copper tape, steel, paint
58 x 41 x 31 in.
32 x 32 x Z repurposes the digital display as a medium for spatial composition. Thirty-two columns of acrylic sheets, each outfitted with 32 rows of RGB LEDs, are generated using computer software to randomly vary the distances of the LEDs along the z-axis. When viewed straight on, the squares appear to exist in a single plane, effectively forming the pixels of a low resolution display. As the viewer moves around the work, the perceived plane splits apart, and the video breaks down into an abstraction of colors.
By deconstructing the digital display into its base units and transforming it from 2D to 3D, 32 x 32 x Z calls attention to the physicality of a tool that despite always being looked at, has become invisible.
Exhibited by PKM Gallery.
Teammates - Jesse Chorng, Don Kim, Drew Lustro.