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Filament

Artist Yuki Nakamura
MediumSlip cast porcelain light bulbs and 2-channel video projections
Dimensions60 x 312 x 10 in. (152.4 x 792.5 x 25.4 cm)
ClassificationsInstallation
Credit LineSeattle City Light 1% for Art funds
Description: The artwork consists of 400 cast porcelain light bulb sculptures and video projections of filaments onto the ceramic sculptures.  

Artist Statement: Filament is a multi-media installation inspired by the history of electricity and 19th century light bulbs. The bulbs create a landscape of an electric world; the use of video activates and animates the installation. Hundreds of cast porcelain light bulbs provide the surface on which projected and transitory images of filaments dance across the surface. 

Location:  Floor 30, City Light, Elevator Lobby
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