{"id":1622,"date":"2019-09-17T01:09:51","date_gmt":"2019-09-17T01:09:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/?p=1622"},"modified":"2019-09-17T01:09:53","modified_gmt":"2019-09-17T01:09:53","slug":"a-room-that-wrecks-your-perspective-from-a-master-of-light-and-space","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/index.php\/2019\/09\/17\/a-room-that-wrecks-your-perspective-from-a-master-of-light-and-space\/","title":{"rendered":"A Room That Wrecks Your Perspective, From a Master of Light and Space"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>by LIZ STINSON, <em>Weird Magazine<\/em>, March 13, 2014<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Doug Wheeler, 75, is a pioneer of the Light and Space movement that birthed famous artists like James Turrell and Robert Irwin. His most recent piece continues his work in this realm, deftly playing with light and architecture to craft subtle illusions that wreak havoc on your perspective.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1624\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31-696x522.jpg 696w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-31-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Entering a Wheeler installation feels a lot like the moment when you first realized the moon was a sphere, not a disc. Flat planes become inhabitable spaces\u2013and sometimes vice versa. After removing your shoes and slipping on cloth booties, you&#8217;re led towards a bright white light that looks like a horizon slowly rising and falling. This is actually an entryway\u2013and just the first of Wheeler\u2019s perceptual tricks.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" src=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-21-660x495.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1623\" srcset=\"https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-21-660x495.jpg 660w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-21-660x495-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-21-660x495-80x60.jpg 80w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-21-660x495-265x198.jpg 265w, https:\/\/desis.osu.edu\/seniorthesis\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/WHEDO0040-LC-71-NY-DZ-13-DW-2013_view-21-660x495-560x420.jpg 560w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Walking around the circular room, you can feel a slight curve in the room&#8217;s floor. It\u2019s almost as if you actually detect the Earth&#8217;s curvature for the first time, strolling along the edge of the globe like you would a sidewalk. A row of lights embedded under the raised floor cast a soft hazy glow up the walls. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Extremely subtle lights that created an immersive and illusionary experience. Both the lights and the space invite people to feel and sense the moment. <\/em> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by LIZ STINSON, Weird Magazine, March 13, 2014 Doug Wheeler, 75, is a pioneer of the Light and Space movement that birthed famous artists like James Turrell and Robert Irwin. 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