Shalese Fitzgerald

Pandemic Waves was created during 2021 when, like many, I was stuck at home alternating between uncertainty and boredom. I was playing with left over Christmas ribbon and started alternating it about a pole in the z-axis. Naturally, these transformed into sine waves of varying amplitudes. Perhaps more interesting is the extent to which materials shaped the final form. The vinyl lath used had the perpendicular spine needed for support and this also determined the amplitude of the cycles. By using strips of singular LEDs instead of a continuous light, a stroboscopic effect can be experienced at a mere three rotations per minute as the lights about the center will often appear to move counter to sculpture rotation.