The letter ‘C’ is the mathematical symbol for the speed of light, digital shorthand for the word ‘see,’ and also a gramogram for the word ‘sea.’ These overlapping and interrelated readings form the work C. Using special stainless steel LED fixtures with “windowed pixels” at a 35 mm pitch, generic footage of a seascape is bent into a full circle, forming a pulsing vortex with the waves now washing onto an endless central shore. With a duration of 8’ 20”, the film loops at the precise moment the light generated within the sun reaches the recorded scene.
For this work, the artist required that all cabling and equipment be fully visible to the audience, arguing that the peripheral equipment added an extra dimension to the overall effect of the artwork. The artwork has been displayed at a number of exhibitions, including The Copperfield Gallery, London, and the Castlefield Gallery, Manchester.
