There is only room for two people each person has their own handrail on either side of the corridor. You hold onto a handrail as you walk into the piece via a winding hallway. Hind Sight is a progression into absolute / total darkness. The entry of this piece is the exact opposite of Perfectly Clear. We saw Light Reign at the Henry Art Gallery in Seattle.Īnd I just have to mention another Turrell piece at Mass MOCA. We have experienced two Turrell installations previous to this. You do feel that you are floating, or have dematerialized, into light. With all of the light bouncing around the space, it does become nearly impossible to see where the floor ends and the wall starts. Turrell’s Ganzfeld designs are characterized by the curve that he places between the floor, walls and ceilings. ![]() Once you are inside, space and time really do dissolve. And you cannot make out the limits of the room it appears as an indeterminate light filled phenomenon. This is what I call the light generation room light appears to achieve a critical mass and then infuses the sanctuary. This is depicted in my drawing with the intense yellow. The light in the space enters from a very large room behind the wall opening. In that scenario, you take off your shoes in a small foyer, and then you enter the worship space. This is very similar to the manner in which you enter a mosque. You then ascend about 7 risers before you enter the space / sanctuary. You can see the glowing light thru the opening to the light space. You first enter a small / dark / cool space and are asked to sit down on a simple wood bench and put slippers on over your shoes. The experience of entering this piece is consonant with the entry experience of religious structures. ![]() I took the liberty of including a screen shot of the piece taken from the Mass MOCA website. Yet the docents were very willing to discuss what they knew about the geometry of this piece. ![]() The museum docents said that Turrell does not want any photographs taken of his works. This is one of his immersive Ganzfeld installations, in which the boundaries of space and time are dissolved. I could not help thinking about this as we experienced James Turrell’s Perfectly Clear (1991) at Mass MOCA. People who have had near death experiences typically describe the experience as a passage into light.
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