Color play in public places make the most interesting spaces!
Now You See Me practices the acts of positive and negative layering to create dynamic relationships within a structural space.
Taking up a 14m by 8m footprint within the heart of Shoreditch in London, this work adds a little bit of chromatic joy to the traditional corporate flair of the busy neighborhood. The installation utilizes simple shapes which become inverted within edifice-like blocks, resulting in a play on the opposing relationship between space and light. When the sun shines, a dazzling array of configurations graze the concrete footpath, and as time throughout the day progresses, the shapes lengthen and connect to create geometric compositions.
Each sightline brings a discovery of new silhouettes, creating contrasting combinations of color that overwhelm the viewer’s eyes and create tension between the negative spaces within.
Whether viewed from the balconies above or from the stairway below, the intention was to have a powerful visual presence that would interrupt the surrounding cityscape.
