Gallery: Glowing Sculptures That Visualize Bitcoin and Bullet Wounds
Image: James Clar01Two Times One Sun
*Two Times One Sun* is a visualization of the sun from two different perspectives made from linear florescent tube lighting.
Image: James Clar02Turbulence
*Turbulence* is a single lightbulb that's pushed and pulled in a random motion with an industrial fan.
Image: James Clar03Cell Division
*Cell Division* is two spherical shapes connected by black wires. It's based on Kenneth Snelson's tensegrity sculptures.
Image: James Clar04Standard Observer
*Standard Observer* is a visualization of the CIE Standard Observer graph, which displays all visible colors to the human eye. The shape you see is an outline of the colors a computer monitor can display.
Image: James Clar05Bitcoin Spiral
*Bit Coin Spiral* takes data pulled from the Mt. Gox Bitcoin market and displays it in a radial shape.
Image: James Clar06Lovers Quarrel
The direct light of *Lovers Quarrel* says "LEAVE," while the indirect lighting cast against the wall reads "DONT." Clar is experimenting with how to use indirect light with his filters.
Image: James Clar073D Display Cube
*3D Display Cube* is one of Clar's first pieces. He's moved away from using LED because of how visually distinct the little dots are.
Image: James Clar08Lightning Strikes
In *Lightning Strikes*, tubes are placed at exacting angles to drive the lighting into the floor. "It takes the idea of lightning, a very chaotic and random natural element, and reduces it down to a very basic, repetitive form," says Clar.
Image: James Clar09BOOM
*Boom* uses a laser-cut filter to represent the word "boom." Notice how the tubes and word explode out at the end of the word.
Image: James Clar10A Moment Defined By A Point And A Line
*A Moment Defined By A Point And A Line* represents the assassination of three prominent Muslims, Malcolm X, King Faisal, and Amadou Diallo. Each light visualizes the point of impact for each bullet and the angle of trajectory – displayed as lines of light intersecting a clear acrylic block.
Image: James Clar11The Difference Between Me And You
*The Difference Between Me And You*. "Two TV screens face each other, one playing Fox News and the other Al Jazeera," writes Clar. "In between them is a diffused piece of acrylic that takes the light from the two screens and mixes them together."
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