Nicolás Paris

Metaphors of the presence or conversations at the speed of light

Metaphors of the presence or conversations at the speed of light by Nicolás Paris is an installation of lightbulbs that the artist altered. In the first instance, the filament itself has been removed and replaced with three overlapping circles of paper. The circles represent a Venn diagram color chart, a common teaching tool that shows how the primary colors can be combined to yield the rest of the spectrum. Much like Amalia Pica’s Memorial for intersections #2, Paris celebrates and liberates the subversive potential behind this geometric symbol. The artwork occurs as an intervention into the physical space of the gallery, with certain functioning light bulbs interspersed with the altered lights, and affixed to motion sensors that require visitor’s movement to activate the installation. Paris reveals in this delicate sculpture the powerful potential for a rainbow of possibility.