During late Spring 2019, I tried new ways of using lace and light in a way that satisfied some of my key words and followed my initial investigations into darkness and shadow.
I bought a wall mounted LED light box (think late night kebab shop illuminated menu board) to explore layering and shadow with a more controlled light source. I got very excited when I first set it up, hoping that lighting the lace from behind would reveal new ideas and shapes. To diffuse the lights I got some frosted polypropylene from Bonington shop and decided I wanted to have it curved. I draped some lace in front of it…
IT DID NOT LOOK GOOD...
I was SO disappointed. But I decided to try the lace behind the plastic. It blew my mind
The centre image shows the lace in front and behind. You can see that the lace behind the frosting is refracted and has an almost digital quality. As you move your perspective, you see the image break and almost glitch