FOS EK FOTON - Light From Light

eated a site-specific installation of ten slowly flashing, eight-foot, florescent lamps, fifty feet apart, to describe a five hundred foot section of an ellipse across a rolling Pennsylvania meadow. Since then I have repeated permutations of this installation in numerous landscapes across the United States, Greece, Latvia, and Romania. The light sculpture (ten lamps now programmed to flash at the same rate asmy resting heart beat), has also been used in performances, benefits, and outdoor events, which have drawn up to a thousand of the curious and supportive. There is a deep spiritual need within many of us to experience open spaces away and apart from the constructs of contemporary civilization. Far from the sounds of traffic and the glare of city lights, beneath a twilight sky, the kinetic play between light and shadow creates a fleeting sanctuary of peace. Witnessing and participating in one of these light installations has its own therapeutic value which touches our spirit on a primal level. Inspired by having read that the ancient Greeks built temples of healing which utilized individual colored rays of light for specific medical conditions, I decided to present a similar experience. In collaboration with Dr. Joseph Shapiro, a fellow of the College of Syntonic Optometry, who has greatly influenced my work, I created Fos Ek Foton (Light from Everlasting Light), in August of 2008. This interactive installation employed the basic syntonic frequencies in a row of nine rooms built in Latvia’s prestigious Riga Art Space. Over a thousand people experienced the effects of these different filter combinations. The audience reactions were fascinating to witness. Some people positively swooped across the gallery space directly to a room of color, and never tried another. A couple of rooms consistently overflowed with groups of strangers. More than a few people methodically spent time in each room. Many individuals avoided particular colors altogether. Some dancers gathered in the yellow room as it made them feel

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