Espectra

Project: Confusion Limit

Installation

8 glass jars with servo motor assisted, copper wire, herbal teas. Light system. Rotation system made of aluminum and acrylic.

The astronomical concept "Confusion limit" arises from the difficulty in distinguishing individual objects when there are many sources detected, making it difficult to choose a particular aspect to analyze. Spectra seeks to establish a similarity between this notion and the creative processes of the visual arts through the intersection between a daily action and scientific coding.

The work is configured through the act of directing light and projecting it through the water, forming circular figures on the ground. This action is carried out on eight glass jars with tea of ​​different herbs: chamomile, boldo, rosehip, which have a direct relationship with the sun and have grown thanks to this star. The herbs are illuminated by a light system that recreates movements similar to those of the binary stars that orbit each other in the universe. The oscillatory movement allows the projected circles to intertwine and their images to intersect, blurring their limits and causing an undefined shape that confuses and unites their circular bodies.

The colors reflected on the ground allude to the stellar classification developed by astronomers Williamina Fleming, Cecilia Payne-Capshkin and Annie Jump in order to catalog stars according to their temperature and spectral type. In this sense, the Spectra installation materializes the "confusion limit" in an action carried out with everyday objects that allows the sensitive translation of this astronomical phenomenon.

Interview about the work Espectra within the framework of the 15th Media Arts Biennial 2021

Espectra was presented in the Contemporary Art Museum (MAC) in the 15th Biennale of Media Arts of Santiago, Umbral.

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