Mixed media (optical fibre, tear drops, LED light source)
The Light Shower in Darwin is a sculptural celebration of the wet season in the Northern Territory. It is an exterior iteration of a lighting installation I designed for a contemporary highland lodge at the head of Loch Ossian in Scotland. There I found myself sitting on a step halfway up the main stairs of the lodge absorbing a magnificent, uninterrupted view of the loch and the snow-capped mountains beyond. It was raining in squalls against the plate-glass window, the view distorted by rivulets of water streaming down. The words ‘light’ and ‘shower’ registered and I had my idea. The original installation hangs motionless as if suspended in time, overlooking but not interrupting the view of Loch Ossian. By day it catches glimpses of the sunshine, shedding prismatic flecks of light onto the stairs. By night it morphs into a shower of light.
