Kitty Kraus

Below is a sculptural piece from Kitty Kruas. The piece deals with infinite space, the relationship between light and space, the representation of space, how we perceive space and translating a space into something else. A light is placed within a box, which has mirrors on its interior walls; the reflected light leaks out from the small divides left in between the boxes walls. The light is left to rest on the outer walls of the space containing the series of boxes. Kruas is taking the space within the boxes and reproducing it through light into a space that the viewer can inhabit; she is making us aware of a space that we are not usually able to access. She is also taking the idea of an infinite space, a box of mirrors, and representing it through light, the viewer can see the lines of light growing weaker as they are reflected back and forth on the walls of the box until they escape through the gaps in the box. I find it very interesting that she was able to take a space and represent it through a different medium in such a unique way. The light on the walls also gives the illusion of space. The lines of light slowly join together at points on the outer walls creating lines of perspective thus giving the illusion of a new space extending out beyond the walls of the gallery. This can be seen in the bottom two images.