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Last year James Turrell lit up the Guggenheim, and now there is another light show in town.
American artist Doug Wheeler has a new installation consisting of a circular, white room, with a domed ceiling, and lights coming from the floor. It's at David Zwirner gallery's 537 West 20th street location. The idea is to portray the way light changes along the horizon as the earth turns.
Matthew Powell, a writer for Interior Design magazine, said in this interview that the job of designers and architects is to take an infinite amount of space and organize it, but Wheeler and other artists who work with light do something different.
"They do the opposite of what most people do with space, so looking into how to craft the infinite is something that is astounding to me," he said.
To avoid lines, visitors can book a 15 minute appointment to see the piece. That's what Annie Farrar, who is visiting New York from Baltimore, did earlier this week. She said she felt the piece plays with different kinds of human perception.
"I felt like I was in the piece for a long time and when I came out it was like 10 minutes," said Farrar. "So just an awareness of how arbitrary time is and our experience of it."
The piece is entitled LC 71 NY DZ 13 DW, 2013.
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When a stranger demands that you take off your shoes in public, it usually means you're about to get on a plane. But at David Zwirner Galleryknown for its blockbuster installations and huge lines of fans who come to Instagram themyou're about to experience an otherworldly installation.
The airport comparison is actually pretty apt. The artist behind the gallery's current show, Doug Wheeler, is an avid pilothe is fascinated by the sky and earth, and his immersive light sculptures seem to draw from the lonely travels of a celestial navigator.
This month, Wheeler debuted a piece that he calls "a rotational horizon work," about which he is willfully mysterious. He doesn't allow outside photographersso I'll try to describe it for you. First, a gallery attendant asks you to take off your shoes and don hospital booties. Then, you're led into a darkened corridor. An intense blue light radiates from a rectangular hole in one wall of the gallery, about the shape of a door frame:
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The light that emerges from this shape is almost like a halo or aurait feels like you're walking into a fog of blue light. But once you step over the threshold and onto the smooth white floor inside, everything changes: Now, you're inside a spherical hall with absolutely no defining featureslike an IMAX theater covered in white plaster.
The floor is rimmed with hundreds of hidden LEDs, which shift colors ever-so-slightly in five-minute intervals. Once you've reached the center of the room, you realize you're standing far higher than you were when you arrived. That's because the floor is convex, making it a disembodied analog for the earth, with the LEDs marking the horizon:
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The strangest part? Your only point of reference is yourselfand the door you came in through. Otherwise, you could be in a room as big as Madison Square Garden. It's impossible to tell how high the ceiling is. The blue light turns you and your companions into stark, blue-tinted creatures. The Earth's horizon seems to move around you, as though you were in a jet far above the Arctic Circle. In fact, the curators describe the effect as "mimicking the sensation of the earth's rotational pull and curvature."
It's as if Wheeler is casting you as an actor in some heavenly drama. In fact, that's the whole point. "We have first-hand experiences, and those are the ones we don't forget. They stay with us and hopefully they're meaningful enough that they're with you the rest of your life," Wheeler, who lives in California, has said. "That's pretty much what I've always been after. I've always tried to do that stuff that has an effect on you that you never forget the first time."
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Upper Darby, PA (PRWEB) February 20, 2014
While Martella Electric is hardly new to electrical service and repair, its focus on what its customers truly want and need has meant that it is always adding to its list of services. Now, the company is proud to add recessed lighting installation to the services that it provides.
Locally owned and operated, Martella Electric pays attention to its community. It has never lost sight of the customer as the very top priority. In this, it has found that recessed lighting has become an increasingly popular and desired feature in the homes around Upper Darby, Villanova, Bala Cynwyd, Gladwyne, and the surrounding area.
The look of flush mount ceiling lights provides a space with a sleek, uncluttered, and overall clean appearance. By ensuring that only experts provide the recessed lighting installation, homeowners can be certain that they will achieve a contemporary look that is attractive, functional, and safe.
For every installation or repair, Martella Electric Company will provide a skilled independent electrical contractor who is courteous, clean, background checked and drug free. These professionals arrive promptly in trucks, nicknamed the Warehouse on Wheels that are stocked with thousands of parts so that jobs can be completed quickly and without unnecessary delays.
The electricians are trained, skilled, and experienced in recessed lighting installations for ambient lighting, task lighting, and accent lighting to improve the look, feel, and function of a room or home. They are knowledgeable regarding all of the most popular trims, including baffle trim, reflector trim, adjustable trim, lensed trim, and decorative trim.
Whether the job is for a new recessed lighting installation, an upgrade, or a repair, Martella Electric professional electricians will complete the task properly, professionally, cleanly, and with the highest level of service.
For more information about the Martella Electrics new recessed lighting installation services, visit the webpage at http://www.martellaelectric.com/services/services-offered/recessed-lighting.php.
For more information about the company and the full range of services that it provides, as well as its complete service area, visit http://www.martellaelectric.com. You are also welcome to call and speak to a friendly representative at 610-449-2654.
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Loveland photographer Mark Lewis, professionally knows as Gmark, shines a light on some of his photos that will be part of his installation called Energia Figura II for the upcoming Love + Lights show. ( Steve Stoner )
Mark Lewis, with his long mustache and thin, wispy beard, held a light that shone on ethereal figures frozen in place with blurred lines of motion surrounding them as he explained his newest installation.
"Assuming there's some motion, I might have a fan I can use at the Feed and Grain. It will look something like this," he said about the photos of dancing figures with swirling colors printed on metallic film that hung temporarily from the ceiling in his studio.
The light bounced off the shiny surfaces of the images.
Lewis' reflection appeared and went as one of the prints slowly turned.
The photographs are part of his installation, "Energia Figura II," at the Love+Lights show this weekend.
Love+Lights, sponsored by Art @ The Feed & Grain, will be a show of illuminations and love-centered installations. The show runs Thursday to Saturday.
What: Love+Light art show.
When: 6-9 p.m. Thursday-Saturday.
Where: Feed and Grain building, 130 W. Third St.
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East Alton, Il, February 7, 2014West Star Aviation recently announced they are now offering a Waste Drain Valve Modification for Hawker 800, 800XP, and 850XP. The valve is manufactured and certified under FAA Parts Manufacturer Approval PMA and replaces the factory installed valve, which allows leakage and the potential for corrosion.
The factory installed valve on the Hawker 800/800XP/850XP aircraft requires a T-Handle tool to remove the secondary pressurization plug or donut. If this plug is re-installed incorrectly, or in some cases not installed at all, the opportunity for leakage is greatly increased. This presents the possibility of the user being soaked during servicing as well as a potential risk for corrosion damage.
In addition, if the plug is missing, the MMEL for the Hawker states the aircraft is restricted to unpressurized flight and a ceiling of 15,000 ft. until it is replaced. This can cause dispatch problems of hours or days if the aircraft is in a part of the world where parts support is difficult.
Most Hawker operators are familiar with the unpleasant task of draining their lavatory waste tank, said Kendall Kreiling, Hawker Program Manager, West Star Aviation. We can install a significantly improved version of the valve, which will eliminate the corrosion and downtime risk, as well as make the whole process much simpler for operators.
The new valve features a spring-loaded internal fluid valve that opens with the small external level after the ground service cart duct is connected. This eliminates the mess if the tank valve leaks. Closing the internal valve is as simple as closing the cap with the over-center lever.
This modification can easily be incorporated with maintenance, avionics installation, paint or interior services at West Star. To learn more about the modification or see photos please visit http://www.weststaraviation.com/airframes/hawker, or contact Kendall Kreiling at 800-255-4193, or kkreiling@wsa.aero.
West Star Aviation, Inc. specializes in the repair and maintenance of airframes, windows, and engines, as well as major modifications, avionics installation and repair, interior refurbishment, surplus avionics sales, accessory services, paint and parts.
In addition to its facilities in East Alton, IL; Grand Junction, CO; and Columbia, SC. West Star Aviation runs the maintenance operations at Aspen-Pitkin County Airport in Aspen, CO and at Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield, MO. The company also provides complete FBO services for transient aircraft at its newly remodeled East Alton and Grand Junction facilities. West Star Aviation, Inc. is an industry leader in technical experience and expertise while providing world-class customer services in all the organizations divisions. For more information visit http://www.weststaraviation.com or call 800-922-2421.
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Soon-to-be dad Brian d'Arcy uploaded a gif of the starry, fiber optic ceiling in his unborn son's nursery to Reddit.
On January 30, Brian dArcy of Philadelphia posted an animated GIF of his latest project to Reddit(see above), saying, My wife and I are expecting our first son in June so I decided to install a fiber-optic star ceiling in the nursery I am building! Fellow Redditors' prodding for how-to shots led Brian to create the subsequent Imgur album,My Sons Star Ceiling, which has garnered some 300,000 views in a week.
After finding out that a baby was on the way, Brian remembered seeing the concept of a starry ceiling somewhere, but couldn't recall where. In researching the possibilities, he quickly found pictures and how-to videos online.
While a project like this may seem daunting to most of us, 27-year-old Brian also happens to be an engineering student. Armed with a $400 kit from Wiedamark, he told TODAY that the 40-hour installation was more tiresome than difficult. Being by myself, the install was very tedious, said Brian.
I would have to drill 10-20 holes in the room, climb up in to the attic, pull the same amount of fiber strands from the bundle, crawl over to the holes without putting my foot through the ceiling, and fish each strand through the holes, Brian explained. Every single strand had to be glued in place after they were installed to secure them. There are 600 strands, so even if I did 20 every time, that's 30 trips to the attic.
Well, the epic DIY project has paid off, as mom-to-be thinks the space is amazing, according to Brian. I'm not always the best at verbally expressing how excited I am that we are expecting, so this was kind of my way to show her, he added.
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High Wycombe, UK (PRWEB UK) 6 February 2014
The second-floor laboratory in Christchurch House regularly accommodates up to seventy students at the same time, carrying out practical scientific experiments. With Bunsen burners and fume cupboards being used throughout the day, and seventy people, each student generating 100 Watts of heat gain combined with substantial levels of carbon dioxide (CO2), there were on-going problems with the 100 square metre space due to poor indoor air quality. Whilst the laboratory was fitted with windows, its second-floor location meant that restrictors were fitted; so the limited amount of fresh air entering the space was not enough to reach all areas of the deep-plan space.
The Universitys Estates Department decided it was time to address the problem and the Henderson Green mechanical/electrical engineering consultancy based in Southampton, which supplies design services to Bournemouth University on a range of projects, was briefed to improve environmental conditions within the space.
Henderson Green managing director Russell Pitman says first thoughts involved traditional approaches such as AC units or a roof-mounted air handling unit pumping fresh air into the laboratory.
But having discussed options with the Universitys Environment & Energy Team it was decided to investigate alternatives that would also provide a low carbon solution.
Commenting for the University, the Estates Departments Energy Officer (Technical) Dave Archer says that during the initial search he came across a Cool-phase article in a HVAC journal and decided to add the new system to the list.
The Cool-phase system, which reduces the running costs of buildings and creates a fresh and healthy indoor environment without compressors or hazardous coolants, can maintain temperatures within the comfort zone, while radically reducing energy consumption by up to 90% compared to conventional cooling systems.
Henderson Green was then asked to undertake a feasibility study to establish whether Cool-phase could handle the two key objectives the fresh air requirements and the cooling load; and Monodraught was asked to design the system and provide calculations to confirm it could achieve the required flow rates, etc.
Says Russell: We reviewed, and eventually tested, Monodraughts Cool-phase system against the air handling option and found that from the energy-saving viewpoint Cool-phase won hands-down, with relatively little increase in cost. Encouraged, we then went into a more detailed phase with Monodraught to ensure that the initial calculations matched the requirements of the space in everyday operational conditions.
Once the air quality calculations and financial appraisals were completed and the University was satisfied that the system would do the job, Cool-phase was given the green light and two systems were installed in the laboratory by Monodraught, as part of a turnkey contract with one of the Universitys approved building contractors.
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