In the Lumen series the topic of investigation is light itself. It is a lifetime project in which various aspects of light are explored in several bodies of work. Michael’s aim is to let light reveal itself.
Luminescence, primarily investigates light using electroluminescent (EL) wire. A current is passed through a copper wire causing the surrounding phosphor coating to emit light. The wire was wrapped around/within custom-made costumes worn by the model. The model’s movements were then recorded, introducing a kinetic element. Images were also made using opaque and transparent mannequins. Light itself is the revelation.
Throughout history the phenomenon of light has always fascinated people. This is what some people have said about it:
“Light is beautiful in itself, for its nature is simple and all of it is there at once. Wherefore it is integrated in the highest degree and most harmoniously proportioned and equal to itself, for beauty is a harmony of proportions.”- Grosseteste
“Photography is Light Architecture.”- Laszlo Moholy-Nagy
“Light is not so much something that reveals, as it is itself the revelation.”- James Turrell
