Jere Suontausta & Antti Hevosmaa: Musta olemus (Black Essence)

Light sources, materials and equipment used:
Acrylic, wire, two focused halogen light sources, motor.

Approximate dimensions of the work, (width-height-depth):
Dimensions of the acrylic sculpture: 900x900x3 millimeter. The spatial realization of the work (lights and shadows) can be adjusted/scaled.

Electricity consumption:
Standard mains current (10A/16A).

Does the artwork use sound?
No sound.

Support and other structures:
The work needs support structures, hanging points, or similar.

Structures, hardware, or other equipment needed from the client:
"Musta olemus" needs rigging points (pipe, trussing etc.) to hang the artwork. The rigging can be self standing or dead hung.

Minimum height of the space:
2 meters

Minimum square meters of the space:
2 m2

Requirements for the space: darkness, temperature, colouring (light / dark / specific colour / other) etc.:
Generally, the darker the space is, the better. The piece doesn’t work in a bright room or in daylight - but due to the reflective material of the sculpture, ambient light or indirect light from other sources (i.e. other artworks in the same space) can produce interesting effect. The artwork is designed to work in environments both with and without theatrical haze.

Building time and people required (estimate):
3-6 hours/half a day - depending on how complicated and well designed the rigging solution is.

Artist's presence:
Guidance can be provided for building.

Seen before at:
Flow festival 2023 Helsinki, Reflektor 2023 Vantaa