Mankind has always wanted to control the light, beginning with the subjugation of fire. He has slowly steered towards the reality in which we now live; the reality of screen illumination. Screens are our main source of information about the world. "Lumière" means to illuminate but also to enlighten - light has always been associated with knowledge, but light is a path in itself, a moving and changing thing. Light ultimately has the power to chase away demons. The function of a lantern is to light the way during the night; the function of a lantern is to show ships the way to port. A lantern is an object that violates the day/night boundary.
Mankind has always wanted to control the light, beginning with the subjugation of fire. He has slowly steered towards the reality in which we now live; the reality of screen illumination. Screens are our main source of information about the world. "Lumière" means to illuminate but also to enlighten - light has always been associated with knowledge, but light is a path in itself, a moving and changing thing. Light ultimately has the power to chase away demons. The function of a lantern is to light the way during the night; the function of a lantern is to show ships the way to port. A lantern is an object that violates the day/night boundary.
Text: Jan Gostyński
Photo: Mariusz Izdebski, Jan Gostyński
