I was very impressed by the images put forth on the web. As an lighting designer(sometimes) I felt a residence with the manipulation of light. Thomas Wilfred born 1889 and died 1968 was an innovator in light manipulation. He did this with using conventional materials such as stone and pigments.
In 1922, Wilfred made his first public appearance with his Clavilux, this was the beginning of the use of light for artistic purposes. The term "Clavilux" refers to the use of color and music as an art form. Oh no, the first music video? Well lets not go that far, but it was the beginnings of the visual age in regards to media and entertainment. The images are breath taking to see and I can see correlations between projections of today and the early light experiments.
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