Transcendence

Concept

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Transcendence features a network of experimental glass and acrylic constructions in three-dimensional space, a technique honed creating the Continuum. The term 'playground' best describes the sculpture - a place in which he experiments with natural phenomena and the symbiotic relationship shared with the elements of structure, man-made materials, light and colour.

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By recreating the natural phenomena - formed from light - we experience day to day James in an artificial environment, he can alter the elements to form a journey. Altering the structure, physical or projected, or the materials qualities and colour James experiences the beautiful and unquestionable relationship these elements create and studies the interaction. 

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The outcome of this journey leads to a unique series of images, captured as a photo documentary of his vision through the playground. Through post processing, namely increasing the luminosity, the resulting view is intensified.

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"Even under artificial conditions I can never truly escape the natural. Each experiment reveals a new way in which the four elements respond to one another, each image revealing a new phenomenon. My visual recording of these experiences leaves me with blurred boundaries between the real and the illusory... it is truly mind bending." 

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All of this results in a series that realises deeply ethereal two-dimensional images that seemingly transcend the three dimensional constructivist geometries of the playground and the laws it adheres to, giving way to uncertainty and creating scenes that are truly metaphysical.