August 2013

Trans Lucid

For the past several years, Chilean artist Joan Belmar has been working with translucent materials. Belmar is interested in how pieces of translucent material are perceived differently according to their exposure to light and the angle from which they are viewed.

Separately, he wants to explore how the qualities of the individual object transform when that object becomes part of a group.

For this exhibition, the artist combines these two interests – he creates an organic installation that seeks to exploit the particular properties of the translucent plastic cup. Drawn to their capacity to both absorb and redirect light, he intends to examine how a massive grouping of this material will give the viewer different insights into the qualities of the plastic cup, material and otherwise.

Visit his website at jbelmar.tripod.com