”Light is what allows us to see. We can only see objects because light rays are constantly bouncing off of them, onto another, and another until finally; absorbed by our eyes, we see them. And It – the space it is in.
This simple principle is rarely thought about, yet is integral to every part of our lives and ultimately brought me to my inspiration: What if light was not merely the reason we could see art; but rather the art itself.
In my work I like to be as playful and free with colours and shapes as I imagine light rays are when they go bouncing around a room -washing over surfaces with colour, mixing and tumbling off textures, transforming the aura with their radiance. I like to experiment with the weight of the colours and I try to guide their interactions to create a kind of glowing harmony.
Through this body of work, which I call Unconscious Absorptions, I explore some past experiences and try to capture them as luminous abstractions. A light-stamp of memories and places that bring me joy.”
Anine Kirsten
![Anine Kirsten, "Echo", 2021, néon LED, film, 170 x 56 cm](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Anine-Kirsten-_Echo_-2021-néon-LED-film-170-x-56-cm-2-357x500.jpg)
![Anine Kirsten, Hong Kong, 2021, néon LED, film, 170 x 58 cm](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Anine-Kirsten-22Hong-Kong22-2021-neon-LED-film-170-x-58-cm-3-scaled-e1639233330551-254x500.jpg)
![Anine Kirsten, "Anemone", 2021, néon LED, film, 122 x 62 cm](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Anemone_13-500x343.jpg)
![Anine Kirsten, Get Lucky, 2021, néon LED, film, 62 x 62 cm](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Anine-Kirsten-22Get-Lucky22-2021-neon-LED-film-62-x-62-cm-375x500.jpg)
![Anine Kirsten, Seasons 1, 2021, LED panel and film with color variation, 60 x 60 cm](http://soberinggalerie.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/Seasons01_01-1-500x500.jpg)