Martine Gutierrez  [ text source : Smithsonian American Art Museum blog ]

Pixelumen Lab designed the lighting programming for Janet Echleman's 1.8 Renwick. The show entails a 30-minute sequence of constant change in color and intensity. Color changing LEDs are programmed to gradually shift hues and are used to interact with the ceiling-suspended net to cast dynamic shadows on the gallery walls. During the original 2015 gallery exhibit, the effect deeply affected museum goers. Throughout the exhibit, visitors commonly sprawled on the plush carpet, gazing up into the shapes and shifting forms and colors.