'You know the day destroys the night
Night divides the day
Tried to run
Tried to hide
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side
Break on through to the other side, yeah'
NOIRSCAPE(S) OF LOS ANGELES
Noirscape(s) investigates vast urban infrastructural illumination as a rich—yet unconsidered aspect—of visual studies within Architecture. Los Angeles at night is a pulsing Noirscape; a faint-space of sulfur halide traces, scaleless sweeps of red brake lights, and luminous artificial electro-atmospheric horizons.
Noirscape(s) is a two-part installation consisting of an illuminated panelized night aerial of the Los Angeles basin juxtaposed by a set of lithographs of GPS night trips within/through the Noirscape.
As a component of the Visual Studies sequence at the Southern California Institute of Architecture, Noirscape(s) is a topical and technique driven project and as such it engages a contemporary form of architectural practice that promotes a convergent and timely cocktail; part idea, part art installation, part Mulholland Drive with a chaser of the sublime.
The slide show above includes: camera play capturing vibrant lights while driving up to Mulholland Drive in a limo, views of pulsating light from top of the hills, and the final installation at A+D Museum.