Collins, SAR;
(2013)
Brighter Later.
[Solo exhibition].
Radcliffe Observatory, Green Templeton College, Oxford.
2013-11-22 - 2013-12-01.
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Abstract
The historic Radcliffe Observatory, Green Templeton College, was transformed into a beacon, lit up from the inside, a temporary light installation as part of Oxford's Christmas Light Festival 2013. The interior of the Observatory Tower Room was lit from dusk until midnight each night, becoming a lantern visible across Oxford. Collins took her cue from the origins of the Observatory and its architecture, which is based on the Tower of the Winds in Athens. The installation was informed by the Observatory's prominent role in the history of astronomy and meteorological recording. Although the Observatory is no longer a working astronomical observatory, The Radcliffe weather station in the College gardens is still monitored daily by colleagues in the Department of Geography. The light show responded in real time to nature, the wind and the elements, with the weather measuring system currently in use driving the light show, linking it very specifically with the north Oxford location. Weather variables - such as temperature, pressure, rainfall and wind - drove the colour and brightness fluctuations of the light, transmitting and revealing changes through rapid and smooth transitions. The title of the Radcliffe Observatory light installation is taken from the Nick Drake track and album Bryter Layter and is an oblique reference both to weather forecasting, and the Light festival itself. The installation is part of the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Public Art Programme commissioned by the University of Oxford and curated by Modus Operandi. It has been funded by the University of Oxford and supported using Culture funding from Oxford City Council.
| Type: | Exhibition |
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| Title: | Brighter Later |
| Location: | Radcliffe Observatory, Green Templeton College, Oxford |
| Dates: | 2013-11-22 - 2013-12-01 |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Publisher version: | http://www.gtc.ox.ac.uk/whats-on/brighter-later-ox... |
| Additional information: | Commissioned by the University of Oxford and produced by Modus Operandi for the Radcliffe Observatory Quarter Public Art Programme. Brighter Later was funded by the University of Oxford and supported with culture funding for the Christmas Light Festival 2013 by Oxford City Council. Images are © 2013 Fisher Studios and Modus Operandi Art Consultants. Agreement with UCL: The content and images are provided for informational and viewing uses only, and may not be distributed, modified, transmitted or reused for public or commercial purposes without permission from Modus Operandi. |
| Keywords: | light, installation, public art, observatory, weather, weather station, site specific |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL SLASH > Faculty of Arts and Humanities > The Slade School of Fine Art |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1417802 |
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