Tim White-Sobieski Art Projects

MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION

Multichannel video and sound, HD format; aspect ratio 16:9,
surround sound Dolby Digital 5.1; Video projection size 15x28 ft (4 x 7 m)
Approximate duration 15:00 min per video channel

Seamless multichannel video field, combined resolution 4x HD format video format (5760x1080 px). Plasma monitors and DLP Video Projections, mounted acrilyc screens.
script-coded frame animation. Soundtrack by the artist

Installation includes composition of stainless steel constructions, full-color light-emitting diodes panels, and fiber-optics. Additional elements include: LED light controllers, electric circuit boards, transformers, DMX programmed light array. Site-specific installation, dimensions variable

Available in DVD, HD-, and BluRay versions (Pal/NTSC, monitor and projection versions)
Original release HD PAL EU

PRESS RELEASE

“Cold Forest” (“Rock Gardens”)

The current project is another example in the series dedicated to light and motion, space and scale, content and its meaning through various art media.
The exhibition stage employs various light sources for establishing a sacred space within his glowing video-sculptural installation. Lights and projected videos are shaped in Mandala-like animated drawings, changing patterns and complexity with every moment.

Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". Most mandalas are concentric diagrams and have spiritual and ritual significance. The symbolic nature of these circles can help one to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the viewer in experiencing a mystical sense of unity with the outer space.

The mix of white illumination and colored light confer an identity to the background of the installation. Concentric light illumination is a key element in emphasizing every object within the installation. Every video and light source concentrates on one sculpture at a time. The assembly of tree sculptures, wherein silhouettes sometimes look like mythical creatures, is like a crowd. Gathered together they are a unified entity but individually have their own personalities and characters.

The large-scale steel figurines stand in light video circles. Each moment video environment changes its color, its shadows and reflections on surrounding walls and close by sculptures; the created effect reminds one of a symphony played by many instruments, each with its own part and tone, coming together to make a chorus of sounds – lights.

As opposed to ever-present daylight, artificial light renders objects visible in a targeted manner. Light communicates meaning and allows for the intuitive perception of a space. Sculptural objects in the art installations are arranged in compositions with surrounding them rocks. From aside the sharp rocks and smooth stones look like shining metal ingots.

From the earliest times places surrounded by natural rocks were regarded as dwelling places of the gods. The composition of the installation is orchestrated in a way so that all the artworks symbolize and visually refer to elements of nature.

Behind the seeming complexity of the installation there is a simple plot of a fairy tale about the bird that cannot be contained in a cage; the cage that lights up and awakes with the sounds of living nature. It is about the misery and grandeur of one artist’s travel through life and light.

The new project is thematically linked to previous film and light works - “Deconstructed Reality” (2004), “Vertigo” (2005), “Nebulas”.(2007), and “Visor’d” (2008).

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COLD FOREST PUBLICATIONS works filmstills exhibition views press LINKS Deutsch ENGLISH ESPAÑOL FRANÇAIS italiano 日本語 Norsk português 中文 view other projects MULTIMEDIA INSTALLATION Multichannel video and sound, HD format; aspect ratio 16:9, surround sound Dolby Digital 5.1; Video projection size 15x28 ft (4 x 7 m) Approximate duration 15:00 min per video channel Seamless multichannel video field, combined resolution 4x HD format video format (5760x1080 px). Plasma monitors and DLP Video Projections, mounted acrilyc screens. script-coded frame animation. Soundtrack by the artist Installation includes composition of stainless steel constructions, full-color light-emitting diodes panels, and fiber-optics. Additional elements include: LED light controllers, electric circuit boards, transformers, DMX programmed light array. Site-specific installation, dimensions variable Available in DVD, HD-, and BluRay versions (Pal/NTSC, monitor and projection versions) Original release HD PAL EU PRESS RELEASE “Cold Forest” (“Rock Gardens”) The current project is another example in the series dedicated to light and motion, space and scale, content and its meaning through various art media. The exhibition stage employs various light sources for establishing a sacred space within his glowing video-sculptural installation. Lights and projected videos are shaped in Mandala-like animated drawings, changing patterns and complexity with every moment. Mandala is a Sanskrit word that means "circle". Most mandalas are concentric diagrams and have spiritual and ritual significance. The symbolic nature of these circles can help one to access progressively deeper levels of the unconscious, ultimately assisting the viewer in experiencing a mystical sense of unity with the outer space. The mix of white illumination and colored light confer an identity to the background of the installation. Concentric light illumination is a key element in emphasizing every object within the installation. Every video and light source concentrates on one sculpture at a time. The assembly of tree sculptures, wherein silhouettes sometimes look like mythical creatures, is like a crowd. Gathered together they are a unified entity but individually have their own personalities and characters. The large-scale steel figurines stand in light video circles. Each moment video environment changes its color, its shadows and reflections on surrounding walls and close by sculptures; the created effect reminds one of a symphony played by many instruments, each with its own part and tone, coming together to make a chorus of sounds – lights. As opposed to ever-present daylight, artificial light renders objects visible in a targeted manner. Light communicates meaning and allows for the intuitive perception of a space. Sculptural objects in the art installations are arranged in compositions with surrounding them rocks. From aside the sharp rocks and smooth stones look like shining metal ingots. From the earliest times places surrounded by natural rocks were regarded as dwelling places of the gods. The composition of the installation is orchestrated in a way so that all the artworks symbolize and visually refer to elements of nature. Behind the seeming complexity of the installation there is a simple plot of a fairy tale about the bird that cannot be contained in a cage; the cage that lights up and awakes with the sounds of living nature. It is about the misery and grandeur of one artist’s travel through life and light. The new project is thematically linked to previous film and light works - “Deconstructed Reality” (2004), “Vertigo” (2005), “Nebulas”.(2007), and “Visor’d” (2008).