Light & Engineering 33 (5) 2025
Volume 33
Date of publication 10/20/2025
Pages 11–17
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Fields of Light in Installations: Artistic Interpretation L&E, Vol.33, No.5, 2025
Articles authors:
Leon M. Bedoev
Leon M. Bedoev, Master of Arts Education (Herzen State Pedagogical University of Russia, St Petersburg, 2008). Associate professor, Moscow State Institute of Culture (MGIK). Member, Creative Union of Artists of Russia. Portfolio: http://leonartbedoev.ru. Author and lead instructor, public course ‘Museum Pedagogy’ (St Petersburg, Yerevan, Vanadzor, Moscow). Contributor to radio and television programmes. Host, ‘Small Business of Moscow’ webinars. Participant: ‘Vykhod (Exit)’ Art Residency (Petrozavodsk); group exhibitions (St Petersburg, Novorossiysk, Solovetsky Islands, Moscow). Author of journalistic works on education and art (St Petersburg/ Moscow publishers). Research interests: history, theory and practice of visual arts; 19th‑20th century art and design; traditional/digital technologies; virtual reality and artificial intelligence; Asian and African art; cultural studies; interpretation; creativity studies; artistic problem-solving; typology and synthesis of arts
Abstract:
This study examines the interdisciplinary synthesis of light, sound, kinetics, and digital media in 21st-century installation art through analysis of works by leading European, Russian, and Asian practitioners. Applying structural, semantic, comparative, and technological methodologies, the research investigates ten significant installations that demonstrate innovative applications of both daylight and electric light in creating emotionally powerful three-dimensional environments. These case studies reveal four fundamental artistic-technical approaches: theatricality (dynamic light-soundmechanics integration), spontaneity (incorporating natural kinetic elements), contrast (juxtaposing geometric and organic forms), insiderism (active viewer immersion). Findings demonstrate how contemporary artists are expanding sensory perception through multisensory environments that transcend traditional visual paradigms. A central comparative analysis focuses on two conceptually related works – Russian Field and The Day We Left Field – connected through their shared ‘field’ terminology and agrarian themes. The research incorporates unique primary data obtained through interviews with Signatura Studio artists, offering new insights into creative processes behind light-based installations.
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