HW12.2.2 Physical Computing Artist Research: Jim Campbell

Jim Campbell is an artist that uses physical computing to instill energy and form into light and shadow.  Using over 2000 LED lights, Campbell hung them from a grid using wires to create a 16x20x11 ft canvas of lights.  The entire work was hung from the ceiling in an expansive room so that the lights floated above the heads of viewers.  On their own, the LED lights mimic stars in the nighttime sky and have a delicate randomness in their order.  However, the lights also act as a cinematic screen for playful shadow images.  The LED lights have been programmed to dim and create the outlines of human figures.  The use of negative space in the formation of the figures is an interesting element that adds to the unique three-dimensional LED form.

Source:

http://www.jimcampbell.tv/portfolio/public_art/exploded_views/