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Thesis Info
- LABS ID
- 00658
- Thesis Title
- In Praise of Shadows: Study for a Light Composition in Space
- Author
- Nerea Castro-Vicente
- E-mail
- mynameisnerea AT gmail.com
- 2nd Author
- 3rd Author
- Degree
- MSc Multimedia
- Year
- 2017
- Number of Pages
- 86
- University
- University of Porto
- Thesis Supervisor
- Rui Penha
- Supervisor e-mail
- ruipenha AT fe.up.pt
- Other Supervisor(s)
- Rodrigo Carvalho
- Language(s) of Thesis
- English
- Department / Discipline
- Light Art
- Copyright Ownership
- Nerea Castro-Vicente
- Languages Familiar to Author
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
- URL where full thesis can be found
- www.google.es/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&ved=0ahUKEwi-ipXT6aPaAhXMPxQKHVvLAfkQFggpMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fsigarra.up.pt%2Ffeup%2Fen%2Fpub_geral.show_file%3Fpi_gdoc_id%3D994087&usg=AOvVaw2JW1koojXYFnSlyHPPHsW5
- Keywords
- light art, lumia, immersive, installation, sculpture, perception
- Abstract: 200-500 words
- Luminal art uses light as medium for expression through its faculty to reshape space. This research is inspired by the intuitive engagement present in the structures and principles of music for the composition of kinetic sculptures using light as material, without the involvement of sound. It presents my personal exploration of theoretical foundations and practical experiments to elucidate my relationship with the medium, mediated by the development of a framework for luminal art in space. The thesis outlines the construction of a luminous instrument and the arrangement of a spatial light composition as case study. The results may provide groundwork and guidance to other artists or practitioners interested in the present field.