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Shadow generator under a Blue Moon. Light drawing for Herbert Franke

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Lightdrawings for a Renaissance Person I got to know Herbert W. Franke in the computer graphics community of the 1980-ies - but admired him as a 'Renaissance person’. His artistic work was inspired by his rich knowledge in physics, mathematics, electronics, speleology and literature. My homage are “lightdrawings” with my camera as a pen. These remind me of Herbert’s earliest work in the 50-ies, generative photographs. Herbert started with light drawings and a camera, but then very quickly switched to computer-generated wireframes. But both methods are drawings with light. For my tribute, I use my lightdrawings as a basis for the final work. The title ’Shadow generator’ suggests automation and machines. Concurrently, a human shadow enters the scene of sun and moonlight. Inspired by an almost surreal astronomical event that turned day into night and projected double shadows, while birds fell quiet - this light drawing oscillates between poetics and warnings of the Anthropocene.

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digital art

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herbert franke

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light drawing

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anthropocene

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