Visualizing Space Harmony

Visualizing Space Harmony was born out of a desire to capture the shapes dancers make as they move through space, and it relied heavily on Laban’s theories of Space Harmony. In this process I created short pieces of choreography, strapped LED lights to my body, and then performed the choreography in the dark while we took a long exposure photograph of the movement. What results is the light trail created by my moving body parts. Most light photography is creatively directed by the photographer with a dancer or model posed in stillness in front of the light. In this series I flip the narrative, making the dancer the architect of the image, instead of the object.

Visualizing Space Harmony was displayed at ArtSpace Willimantic in March of 2017. The following are framed first edition, one of a kind prints. Contact me at marie.percy@uconn.edu to purchase an original. For the rights to use one of these images in your own work click here

kicksbeach copy

“Kicks on the Beach” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 4’x3′ $1500

walkingarmswingsbeach copy

“Walking Arms Swings on the Beach” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 4’x3′ $1500

pinklotus copy

“Pink Lotus” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 3’x3′ $1200

diagscale3parts copy

“Diagonal Scale in Three Parts” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 3’x3′ $1200

aandbscales

“A and B Scales” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 27.25″x21″ $300

ascalebeach copy

“A Scale on the Beach” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 29″x27.25″ $400

dimensionsbeach copy

“Dimensions on the Beach” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 29″x27.25″ $300

armswingsbeach copy

“Arm Swings on the Beach” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 29″x27.25″ $400

ascale

“A Scale” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 27.25″x21″ $300

blue cropped

“Blue” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 22.25″x18″ $250

 

hordiagonalscale

“Horizontal Diagonal Scale” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 9.25″x7″ $75

multdiagonalscale

“Multiple Diagonal Scales” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 10″x10″ $100

rainbowflowers

“Rainbow Flowers” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 10″x10″ $100

dimensionaltrio3

“Dimensional Trio 3″ Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 9.25″x7” $75

armswings

“Arm Swings” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 9.25″x7″ $75

cartwheel

“Cartwheel” Framed Giclee Print on high quality archival paper 9.25″x7″ $75

 

Here are some of my other favorite pieces from the project. For the rights to use an image in your own work click here

Visualizing Space Harmony
The light trails of the right hand during the diagonal scale shot for an angle.
The right fingers light trails/trace forms of the Diagonal Scale shot with the dancer facing the camera.