Ether Original

Ether is constructed from 12.5km of nylon microfilament that was woven, spun and hung within the architecture of the Damon Wells chapel, at Pembroke College, Oxford. A video projected through the piece brings Ether to life. As the video moves through the colour spectrum Ether flickers and pulses with various hues, almost as an apparition floating in space. As you move around the space the spherical light seems to follow you, even as you approach the projection to see the many layers that make up the ethereal form. Ether grew organically from play and exploration and is an hypnotic form for contemplation, as soothing as it is beguiling. Ether serves as a meditative musing on the spiritual, philosophical and profound process of coming close to an understanding of the sense of our place in the cosmos.