James Carpenter : Environmental Refractions

James Carpenter : Environmental Refractions

Author
Sandro Marpillero
Publication Year
2006
Publisher
Springer
Language
English
Document Type
Book
Faculty / Subject Heading
Arts & Architecture

Iron filings under the influence of a magnetic field. The appearance of James Carpenter’s work is serene. It gives the impression, however, that _ something new will happen amidst its supposed serenity, and that other forces apart from those _ already apparent are about to enter its field. The work produces an inhabited depth, by shifting emphasis away from the visual registers of perception, towards multiple engagements of a subject, her/his spatial constructs, and their resulting environment.


Keywords: Architecture and Design / Carpenter, James / Environment