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The tetrahedral night, 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery – 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
The tetrahedral night, 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery – 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
The tetrahedral night, 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery – 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
The tetrahedral night, 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery – 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
The tetrahedral night, 2017 - Tanya Bonakdar Gallery – 2017 - Photo: Maris Hutchinson
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In this hanging sculpture, four abutting triangles form a tetrahedron. Three of the triangles are made of colour-effect-filter glass, a material that blocks certain wavelengths of light and allows others to pass through it, so that the glass appears to be a different colour depending on the angle at which it is viewed and the lighting conditions. The bottom triangle is a mirror with a circular opening cut out of it. The circle and the joints where the mirrors meet are reflected kaleidoscopically within the form to create complex patterns of shapes and lines. A single light bulb suspended at the centre lights the sculpture from within, casting an explosion of blue, yellow, and pink light around the darkened space. 

Artwork details

Title

The tetrahedral night

Year

2017

Materials

Colour-effect filter glass (blue), mirror, paint (black), stainless steel, bulb