Our second assignment was inspired by Thomas Wilfred’s Lumia Suite, Opus (1963-1964), a beautiful artwork that uses a translucent glass screen to project light, creating a galaxy-like and dreamy reflection.
To recreate this effect, we used two halogen lamps as our light sources and crafted two reflective surfaces using lustrous tinted paper. We first constructed Arduino circuits and soldered the halogen lamps to longer wires then plugged them into the breadboard and used a 12V power supply to light up the lamps. With the circuits complete, we proceeded to the final step by arranging the lamps and reflective boards on the desk, we positioned them in such a way that their reflections would be projected onto the wall. Thus, we programmed the lamps to alternate their brightness, so that when one lamp reached its maximum luminosity, the other would fade into darkness.
While we encountered minor challenges during the process, like the reflection wasn’t as bright as we had initially hoped due to the lamps illuminating the wall, we still managed to get our original vision.