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The basic structure of the installation is formed by 23 spotlights attached at different heights to the 23 façade supports in front of the EnBW building in Karlsruhe. Like a computergenerated drama, the lights are switched on and off in variable combinations according to the "Monte Carlo" technique, which uses a randomisation principle which is still calculable. The switching sequence of the 23 lights can be combined 223 times. The spotlights, which are directed downwards, also form a curtain of light. In wet weather or snow, this curtain is transformed into lighting cones by raindrops and snowflakes.



This installation is extremely appropriate, considering spotlights, and how they both adapt and react to the environment that they are positioned in. I particularly like the way in which the lights turn on and off forming an apparently random sequence. Although this is not an interactive action it is something that I would like to consider introducing into my work, as I feel that it would add another aspect to my work.

It be enthralling to be stood within a spotlight, and then suddenly it would turn off and another light would appear in a different part of the space. I think that this would be enriched by the nature of the lights. i.e. the brightness and also the interactive aspect. The user would be able to make the connection between the lights turning on and off and their movements. If this was not expected it would be extremely effective. There would be a danger however, that the switching between lights could turn into a light show, that would be more familiar at a concert. This is something that I am going to consider more thoroughly and more than likely will appear in the piece in some form.