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Robert Irwin — Scrim Works
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Light as Volume
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Spatial Construction
Atlas Index:
OBS-ART-007
Origin:
California
Era:
1970s–1990s
Themes / Lineage:
light as structure • perceptual field
Field Notes:
light boundary • shadow plane • perception
Quiet Modernism appears here as volume shaped by light rather than mass.

Light as Volume

Robert Irwin — Scrim Works

Illumination fills space evenly.

Edges dissolve.

Volume is perceived.

How does space fill?
Volume is often defined by enclosure, yet illumination takes that role. Light occupies space evenly. What continues is volume perceived through brightness.

Volume is often defined by enclosure, yet illumination takes that role.

Light occupies space evenly.

What continues is volume perceived through brightness.

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Artist Overview

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Olafur Eliasson
perception as environment
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