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Welcome to this week’s new pin. This one’s a meditative type of eye trickery. Featuring extraordinary work from the master of light.
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“My work is about your seeing.” - Turrell
What I find most fascinating about Turrell’s works, is that he’s far from a conventional artist, his installations invite you to question your mind. Offering you a space to slow down and see.
It’s not about the art, it’s about you!
Skyspace & Me
As I lay flat on the cold concrete floor, I allowed myself to sink into the experience of another dimension, a dystopian world. Almost like being in the heart of a spaceship. It was calming, yet somehow, I felt strangely unsettled.
An eery creaking sound came from above, and slowly, there was light.
As the circular opening on the ceiling allowed in the sky, the colours around me began to change from the stark concrete grey I had walked into, to every colour imaginable, fluorescent pinks, deep blues, musky greens. At least I think they did, as after a while, I was no longer entirely sure what I was looking at.
The colours projected seemed to merge into the sky, and the more I looked, the more the dimensions of the circular opening appeared to change and the sky above seemed to no longer exist.
I wondered whether the shape and colours were morphing, or whether I was going through some eye trickery before I was to be greeted by little green men.
As I became one with the light, the creaks of the shutter brought me back down to the stark reality of the concrete I was surrounded by.
l lay there thinking about how easily perceptions can be manipulated. Skyspaces aren’t really about looking at the sky or colour. They’re about noticing how you see it.
Turrell takes things we experience every day, like Light and space, and somehow makes them feel completely unfamiliar.
Tips & Tricks:
There’s just one rule, no noise! So, if there’s space, lie directly underneath the opening. You might feel ridiculous at first, but give it a few seconds and everyone else will end up doing exactly the same.
Grab a Turrell brochure. Genuinely worth taking home, and they’re almost as good as the posters in the gallery shop. Possibly better 🤫. Best of all, they’re free!
OSI Archive: Turrell
Beyond works in art galleries around the world. His most impressive Skyspaces are located in the most unexpected places.
Below are a few of the installations I’ve experienced.
📍 Bodega Colomé, Argentina - Hidden in the middle of the Andes. Wine, spa and private collection. This one’s a real reTREAT. Read about it → here.
📍 Teshima, Japan - The art island packed with installations that make you question everything. → (coming to the OSI Archive soon)
📍 House of Light, Japan - Sleeping beneath a sky designed by Turrell. → (coming to the OSI Archive soon)
📍 Aarhus, Denmark - ‘As Seen Below’ Home to the largest Skyspace.
Tatler have also put together a guide of his works around the world. → Turrell Installation’s
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Love this article and Turrell! My favourite artist in the world!