In the dreamy installations of Lachlan TurczanNatural and perceptual phenomena combine in alien installations that merge technology with water landscapes. Water is central to the work of the artist of Los Angeles -based artist and helps shape a continuous series of compelling projects with light and sonic phenomena.
Turczan is influenced by the light and space movement, which originated in South California in the sixties and is characterized by the work of John McLaughlin, Robert Irwin, James Turrell, Lita Albuquerque and more. The movement was focused on perception, with the help of materials such as glass, neon, resin, acrylic and fluorescent lights to emphasize light, volume and scale.
Many light and space artists created installations and compelling spaces conditioned by naturally occurring elements such as Turrell’s constantly changing glimpse of heaven through a ceiling opening for “Space that sees. “Not only does the display change when clouds roll past or shift the weather, but the light continuously transforms the entire room.
“While my work shares this origin,” Turczan tells Colossal, “it varies in various important ways: instead of exploring the ‘nature of experience’, I create experiences of nature that our understanding of light, water and space challenge.” He describes his approach as ‘complicate’ of these elements and emphasizes the ever -changing liquidability of the environment.
In Turczan’s running Veil Series, light installations unfold organic at locations ranging from the Badwater Basin of Death Valley to a flooded park near the Rhine River. Lasers and light rays are projected and immersed, whereby the movement of wind, fog and the water surface is recorded.
Extra pieces also merge light and water, such as “Aldwa Alsael”, which translates into “Liquid Light” and was put into use for the Noor Riyad Light Art Festival 2024.
“For the most part, these installations unfold organically,” says Turczan. “I can discover a location in nature that seems perfect for a new one Veil Sculpture, but when I return, the circumstances have inevitably changed. ‘Evoluing circumstances require that the artist continues with an openness to casual encounters that find a balance between preparation and intuition.
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