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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Moving image of a wave.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Still image of blurry wave about to crash.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Still image of blurry wave about to crash.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Side profile of still image of blurry waves crashing.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Side detail of LED lights.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A still of the wave in the piece.
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: A blurry still of the wave in the piece.
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Jim Campbell American, b. 1956

Edition 28 (Surf), 2021
custom electronics, 384 LEDs, treated plexiglass
15 1/2 x 22 3/4 x 2 7/8 in
39.4 x 57.8 x 7.3 cm
Edition of 28 plus 2 artist's proofs
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  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 1 ) Moving image of a wave.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 2 ) Still image of blurry wave about to crash.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 3 ) Still image of blurry wave about to crash.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 4 ) Side profile of still image of blurry waves crashing.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 5 ) Side detail of LED lights.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 6 ) A still of the wave in the piece.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 7 ) A blurry still of the wave in the piece.
  • (View a larger image of thumbnail 8 ) A still of the wave in the piece.
  • Edition 28 (Surf)
The MIT-educated, former Silicon Valley engineer Jim Campbell makes artworks that are fundamentally about how we process information and extrapolate from that data to perceive the world around us. Images...
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The MIT-educated, former Silicon Valley engineer Jim Campbell makes artworks that are fundamentally about how we process information and extrapolate from that data to perceive the world around us. Images on your computer screen are composed of upwards of two million pixels. In this artwork, Campbell creates an image using only 348 colored LEDs – far, far too low-resolution for you to understand what you’re looking at. But you, with your memory of past experiences and the ability to apply that information to new circumstances, are able to make sense out of the flickering of a handful of pixels, and discern the movements of waves.

In this piece, Campbell returns to ocean imagery – one of his favorite, rhythmic motifs – but composes the image using color instead of movement alone. By adding the element of color, he’s able to make a readable image at the lowest possible resolution, exploring how little information a viewer requires to form a complete idea. And in a masterstroke of technical facility, the frame, imperceptibly slowly, zooms in and out to several “details” of the image during the course of an approximately 45 minute loop. As you “get closer” to the waves, they become more abstract. As you get further away, they become decipherable. For Campbell, this work is a metaphor for our ability to perceive meaning being based not only on the information we receive, but also the perspective from which we view it.
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