Laura Vickerson

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Trace – cast shadow of viewer on projections
organdy, organza, muslin, fans,
projections & rotating stand
9’ x 27’ x 52’
1997

Trace

In Trace, large cast shadows are projected onto layers of semi-transparent curtains surrounding the gallery space.  The cast shadows continually change and dissolve into one another while moving slowly around the room via a centrally located stand with a rotating top.  Like the flower petals of previous installations, these shadows, cast from the windows in my house, are fleeting, inconsequential occurrences of tremendous beauty:  documenting the passage of daily life, referencing memory and addressing our inevitable mortality.