Kochu Studio All studies

Twelve experiments after Iana Kochu

The shape
of light.

Look through ribbed glass, tilt a coloured film, and light a sculpture from two sides.

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Studies 10–12
Fluted glass bending the painted bands of Tidal Oval

10 / Refraction

Ribbed Glass

Look through a fluted pane and watch the bands of Tidal Oval gather and scatter.

Simulated glass refraction
Red Meridian under an iridescent coating

11 / Interference

Iridescent Plate

Tilt Red Meridian and see the colour of its thin film shift across the paint.

Spectral thin-film simulation
A sculpture and its shadows based on Quiet Face I and The Listener

12 / Silhouette

Two Shadows

Switch the lamp to find Quiet Face I and The Listener in one sculpture.

Computed shadow sculpture

Third series

Studies 07–09
Coloured glass based on Garden Before Noon casting a patterned shadow

07 / Transmission

Noon Window

Move the light and follow the coloured shadow of Garden Before Noon.

Simulated stained glass
The Listener’s curl rendered as a blue and cream paper print

08 / Exposure

Blue Imprint

Expose a print of The Listener and watch the blue deepen.

Cyanotype study
A cylindrical mirror resolving Quiet Face I from a distorted print

09 / Anamorphosis

Folded Reflection

A curved mirror brings a distorted print of Quiet Face I back into view.

Cylindrical mirror study

Second series

Studies 04–06
A reflected projection based on the disc and arc of Red Meridian

04 / Reflection

Second Sun

A shaped mirror projects the disc and arc of Red Meridian.

Reflective caustic
Tidal Oval lit from the side to reveal shallow painted relief

05 / Surface

Raking Room

Sweep a lamp across Tidal Oval and study how the surface catches light.

Interactive relighting
Two oval paintings shown through a simulated slit screen

06 / Viewpoint

Passing Views

Pass a slit screen and see Quiet Face I give way to Tidal Oval.

Two-view optical print

First experiments

Studies 01–03
Quiet Face I separated into shallow translucent oval layers

01 / Depth

Floating Contours

Turn Quiet Face I to see where its painted forms sit in space.

Interactive 3D study
A spectral polarization study using the fixed shapes of Garden Before Noon

02 / Colour

Hidden Colour

Rotate the viewer and watch light change the palette of Garden Before Noon.

Spectral simulation
A computed projection of The Listener’s curl onto a receiving surface

03 / Projection

A Painting Made of Light

See how a shaped transparent plate concentrates light into The Listener’s curl.

Ray-traced caustic