Lament of The Images
by Alfredo Jaar
Two light tables, one on the floor and the other suspended upside down from the ceiling, their glowing surfaces inches apart. Periodically, the top table rises and descends. In the brief intervals when it’s overhead, viewers again become illuminated by the art. Despite the simplicity of this work’s artistic language - the almost biblical use of light and darkness - Mr. Jaar is a little worried about its accessibility.
Excerpt from: A Language of Light Amid Darkness
by Nancy Princenthal
The New York Times,
Sunday, October 20, 2002
Design, fabrication and installation of the light tables and the lifting mechanism by Mark Baumgartner Studio.
Engineering of the lifting mechanism by Albert and Mark Baumgartner.
Pictures of the fabrication process In The Studio at the bottom of the page.
Overall:
96” W x 48” D x 165” H
243.8 cm W x 121.9 cm D x 419.1 cm H
Lifting way from ¼” (0.6 cm) to 48-1/4” (122.6 cm) above the standing table in 60 seconds.
Materials:
Aluminum, Plexiglas, stainless steel hardware, fluorescent lights, mechanical lifting device with timer.
Installation View
Photo: Albert Baumgartner
Installation View
Photo: Mark Baumgartner
