Mixed media (brushed stainless steel, optical fibre, LED light source)
The form of the Fireflies was inspired by my ongoing dream of capturing something similar to the rivers in Rudyard Kipling’s Kim and Herman Hesse’s Siddhartha in the essence in light. I wanted to make a meandering spring or stream of light, illuminated both gently and by natural means, so I designed a number of spherical lanterns, each to be lit with candlelight. Sadly, the naked flame proved to be too subtle, so our chosen source of light became the humble battery-powered torch placed inside a stainless-steel sphere. The torches illuminate fibre optic ‘sprigs’, planted among deep blue salvia. The torches have now been replaced with LED lights.
