BLACKLIGHT

Choreography for Ultraviolet Laser Light on Photosensitive Surface

BLACKLIGHT uses the UV component of laser light to paint evolving worlds on a photosensitive canvas, while its driving signals resonate through speakers as sound.
In contrast to the frenetic yet precise movements of the laser, intricate structures slowly emerge from the phosphor—resembling cities, forests, and alien architectures.

BLACKLIGHT emphasizes extended temporal perception: light reveals what lies hidden, phosphor preserves each trace, and duration becomes visible. It becomes a journey through non-Euclidean geometries and across temporal scales, where the The audience drifts between scales, free to move as swiftly as the laser’s pulse or as gently as the phosphor’s decay.

The very signals that guide the laser beam and shape the light are also routed through the speakers, generating the soundscape of the entire piece, weaving a synaesthetic dialogue where sight and hearing converge. The audience can uncover and explore sonic details simply by gazing at the light. To watch the light is to listen to it; to listen is to glimpse its shape.

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