Sky Path
2018
Light / Refraction / Wind
Sky Path is an installation that guides natural light through space by means of a structural system. Transparent triangular acrylic rods receive incoming light and generate luminous lines through repeated reflection and refraction. As the altitude of the sun changes, the position and intensity of these light lines shift throughout the day. Depending on the time, the continuous trajectories of light alter in color and extend across the space.
The structure adopts an accordion-like system in which the opening angle can be freely adjusted, allowing loads to be distributed across the entire frame. The main mechanism is based on the structure of bamboo blinds. Each frame stands independently while being arranged in a screen-like configuration that maintains visual continuity. Subtle movement within the structure slightly displaces the light lines, and their geometry is perceived differently depending on the viewer’s position. The organic movement characteristic of bamboo blinds further elongates the manifestation of light. Sky Path functions as a framework that makes visible the path of natural light as it travels through space.
Year
2018
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Material
Triangular acrylic rods, Erector Pipe
Size
H 4000 × W 8150 × D 4800 mm
Element: H 4000 × W 1000 × D 28 mm
Exhibition
Graduation Exhibition
Venue
Tokyo University of the Arts
PHENOMENA
The trajectory of sunlight
Drifting wind
Ambient brightness of the atmosphere
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APPARATUS
Folding-screen frame structure
Geometric arrangement of reflection and refraction
Bamboo-blind system allowing airflow
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SPATIAL EXPERIENCE
Multiple moving lines of light
Shifting spatial trajectories
Perception shaped by movement
Sky Path begins with an observation of the bright trail of moonlight stretching across the surface of the sea. This phenomenon suggests a way of understanding light not merely as illumination, but as a “path” that traverses space. What the work focuses on is the nature of light itself—its movement over time, tracing provisional trajectories that appear and disappear. The installation prepares the conditions within which light is able to draw its own course through space. The path of light is never fixed; it continually shifts according to time, motion, and the viewer’s perception. Within this accumulation of change, light momentarily appears as a “path.” Rather than presenting a completed form, Sky Path seeks to sustain a state in which the trajectories of light continually emerge and transform.
Year
2018
Location
Tokyo, Japan
Type
Research Installation
Material
Triangular acrylic rods, Erector Pipe
Dimensions
H 4000 × W 8150 × D 4800 mm
Element
H 4000 × W 1000 × D 28 mm
Exhibition
Graduation Exhibition
Tokyo University of the Arts
Tokyo University of the Arts
Award of Design N 2018
Cooperation
Yoichi Suzuki (Sumida Manufacturing Co., Ltd.)
Shooting
Takatoku Nishi
Video Editing
Takatoku Nishi
