lamp, (presence)

constructed from the component parts found behind the scenes at an art institution, the artist requested that the gallery technicians build a simple system involving a switch and a bulb/   when present in the space, the artist switches the light on, and switches it off when leaving/   within institutional life, many people take on several varying and diverse roles/   with this piece, the artist creates a hopeful ritual to allow a switching on, switching off and switching between these different duties and personas/   the work also mirrors the solar elements which are present in many of the artist’s processes, which rely on the sun to commit images to permanence/