Raphael Daden references the High Angle Battery’s military history creating poignant and thought provoking illuminated texts about attack and defence. He will be using well known quotes as well as others that he has developed during his research time on Portland, creating a dialogue between the two tunnels about the our constant need to defend and attack. Made from luminous colourful EL wire, similar to neon light, the texts will be contained in a wreath like shape laid down, hung, suspended and incorporated into the fabric of the dark and eerie tunnels of the High Angle Battery.
Raphael Daden
Commissioned by b-side
"I’m an artist, who works in many different materials from steel to acrylic, resin, glass, using forms of lighting like LEDs, Neon, EL wire and natural light. Light and colour is used a lot in my work to create bold and striking minimal forms, artworks are sometimes integrated in buildings or are freestanding sculptural artworks.
I like to work with bold colour within my work to make my sculptures stand out and resonate a strong energy into the surrounding environment. A big part within my artworks is the use of light, which transforms the artworks and space at night."
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