ジェームズ・タレル: "Second Meeting" | "Exclusive" | Art21

Episode #180: Filmed in early 2013, this "Exclusive" shows James Turrell revisiting his installation "Second Meeting" (1989) at the home of private collectors in Los Angeles, California. As one of his first skyspaces, "Second Meeting" was originally installed at the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles in 1986. In the film, Turrell describes what initially attracted him to working with light and how skyspaces encourage a closer examination of our visual perceptions. "Second Meeting" was preceded by a similar work titled "Meeting" which has been on public view at MoMA PS1 in Queens, New York since 1986.

James Turrell's explorations in light and space impact the eye, body, and mind with the force of a spiritual awakening. Informed by his studies in perceptual psychology and optical illusions, Turrell's work allows us to see ourselves "seeing."

CREDITS: Producer: Ian Forster & Eve Moros Ortega. Director: David Howe. Camera: Marc Levy. Sound: Neal Doxsee. Editor: Morgan Riles. Artwork Courtesy: James Turrell, Clifford Einstein & Mandy Einstein.

[ジェームズ・タレル："Second Meeting"]

普通なら光を見ようとしません、

一般に光で露わになる何かを見ています。

私にとって、人が光に価値を見出す事が重要でした。

光が金や、銀や、絵画や、物体と同様に価値がある事に。

それは蝋や粘土のように両手で作るものではありません。

木や石のように刻んだり砕いたりしません。

溶接するように組み合わせもしません。

ある種工芸を学ぶみたいに－

光の扱いを学ぶのに時間がかかりました。

実際に光の物理的存在を感じ、そこに価値を見出すに至るまでは。