OBS-016
James Turrell — A Room Shaped by Light
A Room Shaped by Light
OBS-016
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James Turrell
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light defining spatial perception

A Room Shaped by Light

James Turrell — A Room Shaped by Light

Light defines enclosure.

Surfaces recede.

Space is held by illumination.

What holds the space?

A room is usually defined by walls and edges, yet material enclosure recedes.

Light alone separates one zone from another.

What continues is space shaped without physical boundary.

Structural Concepts

Light
Illumination that reveals, conceals, or reshapes form.
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