Philosophical
What if light is something you can touch?
We think of light as a tool. Flip a switch, read a book. But what if light itself is the thing worth looking at? Not what it reveals. Just light, on its own.
My work has no object, no image, and no focus. With no object, no image, and no focus, what are you looking at? You are looking at you looking.— James Turrell
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The thinker
Artist Who Works With Light
James Turrell is an American artist known for his large-scale installations that use light itself as the medium, creating spaces where perception becomes the subject.
Based on James Turrell: You Who Look | Art21, summarised and reframed by Insights.
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