{"uid":"lEO0zl0Q9b29L4ke","type":"artist","tags":["video"],"group":"no","group_name":null,"project_title":"17000 ft2 of Shade","summary":"17,000 ft2 of Shade is a video by artist Jeff Williams that surveys the Metal Bank facility, a Superfund site in Philadelphia, PA. Over the course of three-weeks, Williams installed a series of neon-yellow lines that map the immense empty space (205 x 84 x 60 feet) and filmed how the installation changed in different weather conditions. Every 20-feet down the length of the building six lines cross to form a virtual wall. These star formations mirror the steel cross supports already present in the building and draw through a volume. Starting with the Fall Equinox, the tightly drawn lines functioned as a sun dial, delineating time in addition to space.  Throughout the day the lines are activated by sunlight and by 5:30pm the center of each linear formation is fully illuminated. The video is edited to contrast different moments over this duration, through multiple viewpoints in space, marking intersecting and distinct moments in time.  \n\nArtist Statement\nWorking within this facility, the one thing I could not do is dig. This provided a focus for my project and I started thinking about lines of excavation. Thin chromatic guides that are used in architecture and archeology to frame a site for digging. Actual lines of excavation will never be drawn at the Metal Bank but through flipping the lines vertically at a ninety-degree angle, strung through the void of open air, the lines of excavation give perspective to a scale so vast that it difficult to comprehend.","space":"Video projection with sound in a designated site for viewing, dimensions can vary from a small room to a large outdoor space.","artists_proposal":null,"members":[],"lang":"en","status":"ok","video_link_password":null,"video_link":"https:\/\/vimeo.com\/345329488","audio_link_password":null,"audio_link":null,"images_link_password":null,"images_link":null,"cellphone":null,"description":null,"estimated_budget":null,"complementary_info":null,"names":"Jeff","surname":"Williams","email":"9arches@gmail.com","dni_type":"Other","dni":"292606803","address":"1013 Willoughby Ave","city":"Brooklyn","nacionality":"United States","country_id":"236","birthdate":"1976-10-03T04:00:00.000Z","birthdate_2":"1976-10-03T04:00:00.000Z","telephone":"9179695045","web":"http:\/\/jeff-williams.net\/"}