shemza.digital #6, 2021

Aphra Shemza in collaboration with the public, programming by Jamie Howard and 3D Design Anna Sycheva.

Interactive light sculpture, recycled green cast acrylic, LED, and bespoke circuit | 2.1 x 0.5 x 0.5 m

shemza.digital #6 embraces notions of performativity, dialogue and interchange. The sculpture invites you to interact with a column inspired by Anwar Shemza’s City Wall series which he based on Islamic architecture. Here Aphra Shemza has turned Shemza’s two-dimensional concept back into a physical object. The ultrasonic sensors measure the visitor’s distance from the work. On approaching the column your physical presence makes the lights illuminate in different colours, inviting you to interact with the piece. Through your movements you become an active participant - the closer you get, the more you see. 

The column motif was designed by students in Aphra Shemza’s Co-creation workshops and the artist has taken this as inspiration to create this piece.