CMYK Chandelier

This temporary installation was created for MOCAN in 2018 as an extension of my series, Walls & Ceilings. The piece is made up of 6 reclaimed window panes collected from a renovation of my old apartment complex back in 2015. Halftone images of six drawings from the original series were screen-printed on the panes using fluorescent enamel ink—cyan, magenta, and yellow. The drawings were first transferred to 18 x 18 inch halftone negatives on orthographic film using an obsolete print-reproduction method involving a large makeshift camera, and a 5-stage darkroom process. The negatives were burned onto silkscreens which were then used to print the images on glass. The glass panes are suspended from a floating ceiling of white plexi panels. While fluorescent pigment is prone to fade in ultraviolet light, the work is illuminated with black-light bulbs, causing it to glow more vividly.