Scent of the Sun
Four unique transparent film wall installations.
Scent of the Sun (Spring Equinox)
Unique transparent film installation: archival pigments prints on transparent film, maple, aluminum, steel brackets, light.
installation dimensions vary. 30" x 47" x 12" each approximately.
2020.
Scent of the Sun (Summer Solstice)
Unique transparent film installation: archival pigments prints on transparent film, maple, aluminum, steel brackets, light.
installation dimensions vary. 30" x 47" x 12" each approximately.
2020.
Scent of the Sun (Fall Equinox)
Unique transparent film installation: archival pigments prints on transparent film, maple, aluminum, steel brackets, light.
installation dimensions vary. 30" x 47" x 12" each approximately.
2020.
Scent of the Sun (Winter Solstice)
Unique transparent film installation: archival pigments prints on transparent film, maple, aluminum, steel brackets, light.
installation dimensions vary. 30" x 47" x 12" each approximately.
2020.
Natalie Hunter. Scent of the Sun. 2020
Scent of the Sun, made throughout 2020, is a unique photo-based transparent film wall installation. Over the course of one year I photographed the sky at different times throughout the day on each of the solstices and equinoxes. These celestial occurrences are anchor points in our seasonal and annual schedule. We feel shifts in our bodies and minds around these seasonal changes, and the sun’s light transforms how we feel and understand time. Relying on the immaterial staples of photography - light and time - and the sensibilities of sculpture and materials, I captured the subtleties of the light throughout the day as it changed on each of the solstices and equinoxes.
Printed on transparent film and activated by light, Scent of the Sun drapes down the wall on hand made aluminum and maple armatures. As if plucked from the sky, photographs hang in space while casting latent images of colour and light around the surrounding surfaces on the the wall. The sensation of doubling or mirroring occurs in the latent images reflected on the walls surrounding the installation. Depending on the time of day, the angle of the sun, or the gallery lighting, Scent of the Sun appears different each time it is viewed. Shifts in light and air movement activate the installation in subtle ways. Hanging like laundry drying in the sun, the images sway with subtle air movement, bend and curl in space, and wash the walls in colour and light. In this way, the sky is used as an exploration of time and memory as a fluid, ever-unfolding experience.
Natalie Hunter wishes to acknowledge the generous
support of the Ontario Arts Council in producing this body of work.