Nami - a space divider playing with light and shadow. A thin sheet of lamp-foil is cut in to nearly 100 unique stripes without any leftovers. Combined in the right order the elements shape a gentle wave - thereby the name “Nami” (Japanese for Wave) - that allow light to go through the space divider while blocking for visual contact.
Originally made for the one-off exhibition by A.Petersen, Bygning A, this piece was later bought by “The National Arts Foundation“ - where it today can be seen by the public at Egå Gymnasium as part of the “Vores Kunst” collection.
Name
Nami
Production
Øivind Slaatto 2019
Photo Credits
Øivind Slaatto
Morten Bentzon
“Traveling and working in Japan was inspiring and a dream I share with many Danish artists and designers. But by exploring the dream, I realized how “Japan” was… a dream. I guess the fairytale of “Denmark” also is a dream more present in the mind of Japanese artists than in the daily life of Danes.
Here I tried to explore how to block visual contact without blocking light. Also it shows how we’re all influenced by impacts far from our self - being connected without knowing the connections.”
