James Bettney Interdisciplinary artist based in Barcelona.

Circadian

A portal to natural rhythms

A light installation exploring our disconnect from natural rhythms amidst the pervasive influence of technology. By capturing the sky’s progression over an entire day and compressing it into an hour, the piece acts as a visual poem to the circadian cycle—the intrinsic sleep-wake pattern regulated by the sun, which has guided human life for millennia.

Positioned centrally in a window, the illuminated rectangle hovers in the viewer’s space, acting as a portal between indoor and outdoor environments, while mirroring the shape of the ubiquitous mobile device. A quiet moment of reflection in an age increasingly shaped by artificial illumination. 


Digital laser projection onto chemically etched glass
Runtime - 60mins