Cai Guo-Qiang's Reflection–A Gift from Iwaki
image taken from: http://www.caiguoqiang.com/projects/reflection%E2%80%93-gift-iwaki-2006-ottawa-canada
Instillations are an amazing art media. One part sculpture one part architecture, an instillation is all about manipulating an environment to create a specific mood and atmosphere for your audience. Because of this an instillation is about far more than just the artwork the artist wants to display its about the location they display that artwork in and therefor about what type of light they use to illuminate their location in. If Cai Guo-Qiang's Reflection–A Gift from Iwaki was meant to only be about the massive sculpture it presents then it could be put in any room with any lighting and just imagine how different that would feel. Part of the drama from this piece comes from the stark contrast of the white spotlight lit mini-sculptures overflowing from the wooden husk and the dark empty room it is presented in. The single spotlights leave most of the room in darkness making the large empty warehouse seem small and tight. This actually makes the sculpture seem that much bigger since it completely fills the visible area of the room.
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