This dripping light bulb sculpture reflects my desire to push material properties, developing a visceral language articulated in ice, beeswax, clay, hair and light to produce nuanced mood. This is a video object and a performative sculpture, a dripping light bulb of alchemic, awe-filled passion. It is a discovery in making light tangible, where dripping light bulbs sweat beeswax on the floor. Linda Austin will activate each individual bulb and respond as it begins its 20-minute sweat, marking time in drips. Hung as a new topography in the space’s ceiling, this is a room of raining light.
Ps: It is pitch black inside my stomach.

This project started in 2004, was up until 2007, and is now being re-designed and rebuilt. If you would like to volunteer with welding or installation, or if you would like to suggest a location, please contact me. I create public seating for New York. In the city, the street should be a destination in itself. Many people use the street to get from one place to another, but it is an invaluable arena for immediate interaction. Further, stasis becomes a radical act in spaces designed for other means: shopping or moving. Alternative stasis reorients bodies and thoughts on the street, literally changing the seated pedestrian’s point of view. Using the body itself and objects that incite participation, this project rejects routine, exploring transitional spaces and expanding the potential of overlooked spaces.