Each element of the structure is a box, measuring 30cm width by 20cm height, containing a lamp.
Images are printed on premium paper, placed on the distinct boxes and illuminated from behind.
By changing the images and dividing them into multiple backlights, endless compositions can be achieved.
Array # 1
is composed of 12 backlights
(in a 3 row by 4 column arrangement)
Alumiar/Desapagar:
The top row of images is of sunrise behind Rio de Janeiro's Sugar Loaf.
The middle row is of sunset behind Rio de Janeiro's Dois Irmãos mountain.
The bottom row is of sunset behind Rio de Janeiro's Gávea rock.
This work was part of the Transfigurations-A Contemporary View of Rio
catalog and exhibit held in the Light Cultural Center, Rio de Janeiro, 2001,
and was exhibited in the Brazilian stand of the Geneva Book Fair, Switzerland, 2002.
The left image is of Rio de Janeiro's Sambódromo, during the carnival parade.
The right image is of fireworks in Copacabana beach, on New Year's eve.
The left image is of a saxophone, with camera-movement effect.
The center image is of a heliconia flower.
The right image is of the Central do Brasil building, Rio de Janeiro.
The world's tallest floating Christmas tree,
sponsored by the Bradesco Seguros e Previdência corporation,
on Rio de Janeiro's Rodrigo de Freitas Lake.
The left image is of the Perito Moreno glacier, Patagonia, Argentina.
The right image, on top, is of the Torres del Paine mountains, Patagonia, Chile.