Expanding on our previous themes of sound and touch, we continue to speak with artists whose work is focussed on provoking particular sensory experiences. This Experimenta Social, we explore how we visually perceive brightness and contrast, through artworks that capture the transformative nature of light. Captivating, seductive and elusive, light can illuminate or distort, manipulating darkness and generating new dimensions in physical space. New technologies have afforded artists a myriad of ways to experiment with the sophisticated use of light and consequently change the very dynamics of an exhibition space and art experience.

For this month’s Experimenta Social talks event we will hear from two artists for whom the play of light in physical space is central to their respective practices. From contemporary sculpture to large-scale installation, these artists are harnessing the energy of light to transform and captivate.