Gretchen Larsen | Sculptural Light Installation & Emerging Media Art

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︎︎︎MBXA permanent, custom lighting installation for a publicly-funded music and arts space in downtown Lincoln, NE.

&#60;img width="500" height="281" width_o="500" height_o="281" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2585cf55d5b655067fc1926b1681974161a110ce95a03f14c5db76f69ae85987/MVI_0491_1-min.gif" data-mid="204409835" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/500/i/2585cf55d5b655067fc1926b1681974161a110ce95a03f14c5db76f69ae85987/MVI_0491_1-min.gif" /&#62;︎︎︎Small VJ Quilt  A color-changing, foldable portal made with wood, LED, acrylic &#38;amp; arduino. She is the younger sister prototype of a larger installation version.

&#60;img width="640" height="868" width_o="640" height_o="868" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/535484a63e3fd13097c51b255f97eabc882ec5df492636698b6c38ffb9eea7b8/sunsetShutters3.png" data-mid="215130403" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/640/i/535484a63e3fd13097c51b255f97eabc882ec5df492636698b6c38ffb9eea7b8/sunsetShutters3.png" /&#62;︎︎︎Sunset ShuttersThe shutters my mom scavenged, and I put them to good use. Behind the shutters is a wooden window frame, softened by opaque white acrylic that hides LEDs that shift sunset colors from the inside.


	&#60;img width="1000" height="667" width_o="1000" height_o="667" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3598d191e8da4980bb8f8849feec32b90e05e9645cd2aa573666dcd8e5cc3632/moonflower2-3.jpg" data-mid="245201490" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3598d191e8da4980bb8f8849feec32b90e05e9645cd2aa573666dcd8e5cc3632/moonflower2-3.jpg" /&#62;MoonflowerA new wood-working, digifab, and light exploration in the form of a sconce and datura.
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︎︎︎Home ElectronicsAn installation inspired by the IoWT that uses WiFi communication to&#38;nbsp; shift 5 hand-built interactive elements within an imagined domestic context.


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︎︎︎The CastleA foldable fabric and iron rod&#38;nbsp; “dancing architecture” made for video projection (from both sides) to meet in the middle.


	&#60;img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0094416524b71ee528b3273129c4fdc792d8d49314dd2790e29656606bf976c6/IMG_0800.jpg" data-mid="178814382" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0094416524b71ee528b3273129c4fdc792d8d49314dd2790e29656606bf976c6/IMG_0800.jpg" /&#62;︎︎︎Large VJ Quilt A color-changing, foldable portal made with wood, LED, acrylic &#38;amp; arduino.
	

	&#60;img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/030f8ecd74862b9f789f2c28b54c342d397331d1f3cad187d3bf706fddc41080/9.-IMG_1782-2.jpg" data-mid="178812900" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/030f8ecd74862b9f789f2c28b54c342d397331d1f3cad187d3bf706fddc41080/9.-IMG_1782-2.jpg" /&#62;︎︎︎Face Lamp 2She is illuminated by incandescent orange bulbs mixed with fuschsia and blue LEDs that cast shadows on her tears.
	

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	︎︎︎Sunset PavilionThis installation for the music festival Lincoln Calling was a cross between a gazebo, a shed, and the prairie sky at sunset.


	︎︎︎Small VJ QuiltA scaled-down prototype created in preparation for her sister Large VJ quilt (a 4’ x 4’ project).&#38;nbsp; She has two different “moving states,” adjustable speed, and fully customizable HSV color.
She uses digi-fab techniques, arduino, and RGB LED strip lighting.&#38;nbsp;
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	&#60;img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/37ae0dd5b0f67241f5cc50fd5a1fc4303d3f838b860eaf1b08b83236ca1a3c8a/7.-IMG_1596-2.jpg" data-mid="178815250" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/37ae0dd5b0f67241f5cc50fd5a1fc4303d3f838b860eaf1b08b83236ca1a3c8a/7.-IMG_1596-2.jpg" /&#62;︎︎︎Small Box Lamp A small wooden box that uses a single incandescent bulb to create illuminated imagery on front and back. She was designed to also function as a scented object. The back opens and you can drop scented oils onto the bulb before turning on.
	
	&#60;img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/712d2bb1f5948b1b4e8d00728fe9d35fa8792e4a321c34b1a9965c2c7e7c5310/wall-room.jpg" data-mid="178815021" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/712d2bb1f5948b1b4e8d00728fe9d35fa8792e4a321c34b1a9965c2c7e7c5310/wall-room.jpg" /&#62;︎︎︎Wall/Room
A notched poplar wall piece depicting a barred room.&#38;nbsp;


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︎︎︎Plaid CubeA wood, acrylic, LED strip, arduino, digi-fab cube lamp that is an exploration of light-based versus pigment based color. 
The plaid pattern continues down onto the wooden base. Her acrylic “skirt”— an opaque circle— allows her to be shifted from a “daytime” to “evening” look.

	
	&#60;img width="3024" height="4032" width_o="3024" height_o="4032" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9f79fcaf5508ac7f8436b3530c3410accc107bcec414cc3ce83bc9fdfb5836e9/14.-IMG_9186.jpg" data-mid="178839812" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9f79fcaf5508ac7f8436b3530c3410accc107bcec414cc3ce83bc9fdfb5836e9/14.-IMG_9186.jpg" /&#62;︎︎︎Installations
Installation view facing West from gallery show,&#38;nbsp;Why Sweep the Cinders...&#38;nbsp;


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︎︎︎Morning GloryMorning Glory is made up of flat shapes cut out of wood by CNC. The wooden outlines come together to form a soft and voluminous shape, highlighted by “upholstered” petals and moon (lamp) light.

	
︎︎︎Orb Lamp
Orb Lamp iterates my ongoing exploration of the shifting hue of flower petals. Many flowers shift from pink and green to purple and blue before they die. 
So do I!
	

&#60;img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4ac5767ad360cc0708a3ec23da1d5827ac0c66093ab49931d491e8b0fa88dc0d/IMG_2088-2.jpg" data-mid="178840586" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4ac5767ad360cc0708a3ec23da1d5827ac0c66093ab49931d491e8b0fa88dc0d/IMG_2088-2.jpg" /&#62;Orb Lamp: pink/green state


&#60;img width="4000" height="6000" width_o="4000" height_o="6000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/58a7a44021b477c31d3420e58a37c988de72901bfaaa21129cfb3eb7d5d91211/IMG_2090.jpg" data-mid="178840579" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/58a7a44021b477c31d3420e58a37c988de72901bfaaa21129cfb3eb7d5d91211/IMG_2090.jpg" /&#62;Orb Lamp: lavender state


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︎︎︎Michael’s Shirt 
A tee-shirt built with LED strips, arduino, wood, and acrylic. Designed in the exact colors my brother needs.
	
	
&#60;img width="4000" height="4000" width_o="4000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/0eab4290adc33816b3bcf7b1f5293c9963be7085bf634fff105c3785b7db8615/IMG_2346.jpg" data-mid="178818615" border="0"  src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/0eab4290adc33816b3bcf7b1f5293c9963be7085bf634fff105c3785b7db8615/IMG_2346.jpg" /&#62;︎︎︎Bouquet Lamp A wood, acrylic, LED,&#38;nbsp; and arduino lamp object meant to replace a vase filled with flowers in the wintertime. Designed and built to provide task and ambient light. The glowing vase has 6 different color scenes, and the incandescent bulbs dim.
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