Carola Zech

Lumen

The beauty of a sunset is conducive to gathering and meditation, being expressed every day in a unique, unrepeatable and ephemeral way. Humanity shares its light, it is the energy of life. It could be a manifestation of the pure present, a metaphor for the impermanence that pervades all the phenomena of life. The chromatism of the work is the concept that reverberates and updates the colors of the Pampas sunset.

The idea of bringing the sun closer to the earth, the luminous flow of a sunset —and into the field of art— takes shape through color. The aim is to recall it through color: a palette that alludes to the sunset, yellows, oranges, reds, pinks, magentas. The installation is made up of curved prismatic iron volumes, polychromed with automotive paint.

Solar Kaleidoscope

This is a mirrored hexagonal room that proposes an immersive experience. It is a mechanism for creating images—a sensitive space to gaze at the sun’s activity and the passage of time, functioning as a sundial kaleidoscope.

Through transparent acrylic walls of different colors, exterior light enters the room, reflects off the mirrors, and projects the landscape onto the floor, multiplying the images. This dynamic interaction marks the passage of time and the changes in light and brightness of the surrounding landscapes, providing diverse perspectives as you walk around.

Once inside, two physical processes intertwine: reflection and projection. These processes symbolize different ideas.

Reflection

From the inside: reflection represents the multiplicity of different viewpoints of the landscape, as mirrors reflect diverse and unique parts of it. The reflected image varies with the position and angle of the observer.

This phenomenon can be understood as a metaphor for the different perspectives that we, as individuals, may hold regarding the same reality: in this case, the Pampean landscape of Bellatrix. By considering multiple points of view, our understanding of nature expands, just like our connection to it.

Projection

The projection of light symbolizes transformation, change, and the passage of time.

Inside: light transforms as it passes through the windows, projecting into the space and tinting the surfaces with different colors. The experience depends on the time of day and the intensity of the sunlight. On sunny days, the projection is intense and well-defined; on cloudy days, it is soft and diffused. By spending time within the space, the public can perceive the passage of time through the fading and shifting of light.

From the inside out: the experience from the inside offers the possibility of casting the gaze outward (as if the gaze itself were light) through chromatic filters that represent the colors of sunset. It is an attempt to preserve, through an artistic experience, something that is, in reality, ephemeral.

From the outside in: observing from the outside creates a superimposition of images originating from both the interior and the exterior, resulting in oneiric images.