Initial Sketches

Work in situ in a public space 

Started doing a couple of sketches of what this glass structure might look like and where it might be. I am thinking more along the lines of a public space like George Square

Plan view

Side elevation

Initially I thought about the glass structure having an internal wall to create two spaces.  The viewer would enter the structure in the first space (which would be unlit during the day but lit at night according to light sensors), where they would experience light coming through the perforations in the interior wall. At night sensors would activate the light to create a glow that would emit from one side of the structure. 

However, on more consideration I think this idea would overcomplicate the work as it is essentially creating two works in the one space. Also, having walls would effectively make the structure more apparent and no longer 'blend into the environment'. Therefore I will put that idea aside and reconsider the structure as one unified space that can be viewed right through at all sides. I also considered a glass structure in a circular shape...I like the idea of the form of the structure echoing the form of the coloured light dots but the projection would probably be distorted on the curved surface of the glass wall. 

An alternative to projecting on the wall would be to project onto a glass screen inside the structure...however this would also change the dynamic of the work so this idea was also scrapped. I think the last sketch below is more or less what I envisage for the work. A simple glass 'box' that does not make the focus of the work the architecture of the structure but serves a functional and complementary role of creating a space for the work. The work only begins when it becomes activated by the participation/engagement of the viewers. 

Just realised after doing the first sketch that the tarmac at George Square is no longer a fiery red but a more comfortable shade of grey!