Man With No Shadow

Beam me up, Scotty! Artist Makoto Tojiki transforms a 3D LED grid into a pixel person reminiscent of the Star Trek teleportation machine. Titled “Man With No Shadow,” Tojiki’s LED man was exhibited at the Salone Satellite event in Italy in 2009. Here’s a poetic quote from Tojiki about his work - “An object is seen when our eyes capture light that is reflected from the object. If we extract just the light that is reflected from ‘something,’ are we still in the presence of that ‘something?’ Using contours of light, I try to express this ‘something.’” More from Tojiki coming in future posts.

checkout the concept video here.

watch the finished sculpture video here.

LED Tojiki physical pixel light

Watermarks Project

Here’s another great example of an artist using light to bring public awareness to an environmental issue. Chris Bodle, UK artist and architect, uses projected light on sides of buildings to show how high water levels could potential rise and dramatically affect cities near water in his Watermarks Project. Bodle’s work is influenced by climate change and warns of its  increasing force that brings new confrontations between nature and culture. Another phase of this project is currently being developed and should be exhibited in London by the end of 2011.

light projection environment