Step 1: Hear from the Artist:

Step 2:Build your own Light-Refactor

Materials: Glass jar, Water, Torch, Straw, Small Towel (incase of spills!)

• Wait until night time or find a dark room
• Fill your jar only half way with water
• Find a secure spot for the jar, opposite a blank wall. 
• place the torch behind jar. Test that the torch light passes through the jar and fills the wall opposite. 
• When ready, use the straw to blow bubbles into the jar of water
• Watch the shapes and shadows that form
  TIP: if its hard to watch while also blowing bubbles, you can set up your phone to record.

What other materials can you use to manipulate the torch light? (Eg. coloured glass or plastic, crystals). Reposition the torch light so it covers objects in the room – create shadows with your hands. Try overlapping colours to change how you see objects around your room.

Step 3: Take a photo and send to us!

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Click here to find out more about this artwork, Planet, presented as part of Experimenta Life Forms.