{"id":447573,"date":"2024-12-30T10:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-12-30T16:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/?p=447573"},"modified":"2024-12-30T11:12:33","modified_gmt":"2024-12-30T17:12:33","slug":"jun-ong-light-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-light-sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Beams of Light Lance Monumental Architecture in Jun Ong&#8217;s Astral Installations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull is-style-default entry-header is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><figure class=\"colo-post-featured-image wp-block-post-featured-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2500\" height=\"1667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"a monumental public art installation of a star shape made from LED strips inside of a concrete and steel building at night\" style=\"object-fit:cover;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7.jpeg 2500w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7-640x427.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7-960x640.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7-768x512.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7-1536x1024.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-7-2048x1366.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2500px) 100vw, 2500px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;STAR\/BUTTERWORTH.&#8221; Photo by Ronaldas Buozis. All images courtesy of the artist, shared with permission<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group post-title is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><h1 class=\"alignfull wp-block-post-title\">Beams of Light Lance Monumental Architecture in Jun Ong&#8217;s Astral Installations<\/h1>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-meta is-layout-flex wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\"><div class=\"wp-block-post-date\"><time datetime=\"2024-12-30T10:57:48-06:00\">December 30, 2024<\/time><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"taxonomy-category wp-block-post-terms\"><a class=\"category-art\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/art\/\" rel=\"tag\">Art<\/a><a class=\"category-design\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/category\/design\/\" rel=\"tag\">Design<\/a><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-post-author-name\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/author\/kmothes\/\" target=\"_self\" class=\"wp-block-post-author-name__link\">Kate Mothes<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull post-share-group is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-outermost-social-sharing has-visible-labels has-icon-color is-style-logos-only is-layout-flex wp-block-social-sharing-is-layout-flex\"><li style=\"color: #1c1e0d; 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In his ongoing <em>Stars <\/em>series features LED strips that intersect with the human-built environment in monumental, illuminated geometries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ong&#8217;s latest piece, &#8220;HALO,&#8221; relies on an existing architectural structure to provide a site-specific framework. Beams of light appear to permeate stone and concrete, simultaneously contained by the buildings yet impervious to their solidity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-2-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447581\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;HALO.&#8221; Photo by YueJin Art Museum<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Exploring themes of time and space, &#8220;HALO&#8221; radiates from within the Xiu De Bai Pavilion, a former Buddhist temple in Yan Shui, Tainan, Taiwan. &#8220;Built in 1919, the temple has history tracing back to the Qing dynasty and was pivotal in supporting the community,&#8221; Ong says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Light in Buddhism is an important metaphor for enlightenment\u2014the awakening or the understanding of truth,&#8221; says a statement from YueJin Art Museum. Just as Buddha, in addition to sacred figures in other religions, is often portrayed with a bright aura or halo around the head or body, Ong envisions the burst of light as a means of illuminating our surroundings and our past.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;HALO&#8221; builds upon a work titled &#8220;STAR\/BUTTERWORTH,&#8221; which he installed in Penang, Malaysia, in 2015. The artist was inspired by the idiosyncratic designs of Buckminster Fuller, like his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bfi.org\/about-fuller\/geodesic-domes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">geodesic domes<\/a>, and M.C. Escher&#8217;s optical illusions. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He says, &#8220;Using only two materials\u2014tensile steel cables and LED strips\u2014I manipulated light and architecture to create a colossal object that seemingly burst out of the building like a glitch in time.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong6-960x720.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447579\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong6-960x720.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong6-640x480.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong6-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong6-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong6.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of &#8220;HALO&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For \u201cHALO,\u201d Ong created a starburst form that can also be interpreted as a ring of light, reimagining a 2022 piece called &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/2021\/12\/jun-ong-star-kl\/\">STAR\/KL<\/a>,&#8221; which he installed in brutalist interior in Kuala Lumpur. &#8220;I hope that the <em>Star<\/em> series continues to emerge across different cities and cultures and possibly also in interesting terrains, like caves, the desert, or even forests,&#8221; Ong says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Commissioned by\u00a0for the 2024 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/yuejinartmuseum\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Yuejin Art Museum Festival<\/a>, &#8220;HALO&#8221; remains on view through February 16. If you&#8217;re in The Netherlands, you can also see Ong&#8217;s piece &#8220;POLARIS&#8221; on view as part of the <a href=\"https:\/\/amsterdamlightfestival.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Amsterdam Light Festival<\/a> through January 19. Find more on the artist&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/junong.co\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">website<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/junihaoni\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1440\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3-960x1440.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3-960x1440.jpeg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3-640x960.jpeg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3-768x1152.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3-1024x1536.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3-1366x2048.jpeg 1366w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-3.jpeg 1667w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of &#8220;STAR\/BUTTERWORTH.&#8221; Photo by Ronaldas Buozis<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447590\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/jun-ong-5-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;POLARIS&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"1280\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-960x1280.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-960x1280.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-640x853.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-jun-ong-1-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Detail of &#8220;HALO&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-4-960x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-447582\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-4-960x640.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-4-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-4-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thisiscolossal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/halo-yue-jin-4.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8220;HALO.&#8221; 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