Our Space is the first installation I have made and explores the role of vision in connecting us to our surroundings. Across the animal kingdom there are a variety of eyes to be found, from the size of baseballs to those the size of a pine nut. Although many species have access to light as a part of their sensory toolkit it is still disputed among scientists as to whether species who can only detect lights presence from absence are able to truly able to see to full extent of the verb.
Focusing on a steady stream of water droplets descending into the middle of a large dish of water below, ripples created on impact of a single droplet on the surface are cast onto the wall by a spotlight towards the back of the room. As the ellipse’ gently radiate outwards and reverberate within the confines of the dish the body becomes grounded in the space entirely as a result of your eyes. Demonstrating the gentle influence of light on the physiology of those species capable of detecting it.