The following work is the culmination of my visual thesis component as an MFA in Animation at Savannah College of Art and Design. My thesis explores the roles of simulated light in defining perceptual cues relating to visual depth perception and the discernment of a sense of space in virtual 3D environments.

 

The film is divided into five studies, each pertaining to a different spatial quality of light. As each study cycles through different adjustments to these qualities of light, the perceived sense of space is distorted, often resulting in a pulsating effect.

 

This animation was projected on a white wall as an installation piece set to loop. The corners of the frame were matched up with the corners of the wall, creating the illusion that the room extended beyond the wall and bringing the effect of spatial distortion from the virtual space into the physical space. Photos and footage of the installation can be found below.