Light Dance
Light Dance is a primary category of my work. Its form, tools, and perceptual experiences works with concepts outside conventional understanding of light and vision. The work begins with the perceptions Light Dance generates.
In Light Dance, geometrically elemental units of light are cast from my body to the surfaces of an otherwise dark room. As I move, the low-dimensional units of light change in size, shape and speed, effecting primary spatial and temporal perceptions. These experiences—shaping our primal perceptions of space and time through the manipulation of light—provoke new concepts.
György Kepes Memorial, Kresge Auditorium, MIT
On the the stage of MIT’s Kresge Auditorium, the artist-performer wears a body-mounted laser instrument that projects laser light onto a concave wood structure, 7’ deep with ramp, 17’ x 10’6” outer dimensions. Assembled from five component parts on the stage of MIT’s Kresge Auditorium for light performance during the memorial service for György Kepes, 2002.
A wood structure fabricated by Riskin was assembled on the Kresge Auditorium stage as a surface for light projections during his performance. When the theater lights dimmed, the wood surface disappeared, becoming an architectural-scale “optic” for shaping the light emanating from the artist’s body.
White Light Circles
