Turrell’s work involves explorations in light and space that speak to viewers without words, impacting the eye, body, and mind with the force of a spiritual awakening. “I want to create an atmosphere that can be consciously plumbed with seeing,” says the artist, “like the wordless thought that comes from looking in a fire.” Informed by his studies in perceptual psychology and optical illusions, Turrell’s work allows us to see ourselves “seeing.” In a sense his main media is the light itself and involve the active participation of the viewers.
Roden Crater, which is near the Grand Canyon in Arizona, is an extinct volcano the artist has been transforming into a celestial observatory for the past thirty years. Its curved shape provides him with the opportunity of losing the horizontal sense.
His fascination with the phenomena of light is ultimately connected to a very personal, inward search for mankind’s place in the universe.
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Gabriel Orozco
An avid traveler, Gabriel Orozco uses the urban landscape and the everyday objects found within it to twist conventional notions of reality and engage the imagination of the viewer. He is interested in complex geometry and mapping, it is expressed in his works "Oval Billard Table".
He defines camera as a way of experience, giving way to intimate relationship with the world. He even approaches sculpture in his work "La D.S." Car sculpture, in such a way that he distorts the perspective.
Matching his passion for political engagement with the poetry of chance encounters, Orozco’s photographs, sculptures, and installations propose a distinctive model for the ways in which artists can affect the world with their work.
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