A.A.V.V., The Prospective Issue – n°04, 2022

The fourth issue of The Light Observer is dedicated to forward thinkers and artists who open our eyes to a possible future. Scientists who use powerful lasers to bring atoms to a liquid state, artists who question the future of technology or propose new ways of experiencing colour. Solid light? An entire film encapsulated in an immaculate screen? This issue questions the way we see things and our representation of the world we live in.

Featured contributors: Hiroshi Sugimoto, Anthony McCall, Sheung Yiu, François Mathieu, Adrien Lucca, Midgard Licht, Andrew Ayers, Irene Fenara, Sergio Giusti, Yuichi Yokoyama, Hicham Berrada, Matthew Burgos, Daniel Canogar, Ivan Casis and an exclusive collaboration with Judith Grassl.

Main articles: Interview with artist Hicham Berrada on his unique approach to making art and the use of light in his installations, such as MeskEllil

Photo series by acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto and his Theaters series

Interview with artist Daniel Canogar, who questions our relationship with technology and the omnipresence of screens in our societies

Photo series by Sheung Yiu, who questions satellite observations, photography and technology, f64 and the power of representation

Interview with acclaimed artist Anthony McCall on his process, evolution, research and understanding of light

Interview with Brussels-based artist Adrien Lucca on colour and light, perceptions and his future installations

Interview with beloved artist and manga hero Yuichi Yokoyama and an excerpt from his manga entitled Travel description

Reflections: Essay on the innovative design of Curt Fischer, the Bauhaus and the Midgard legacy, by British writer Andrew Ayers

Essay on the place and importance of light in science fiction cinema, 2001, A Space Odyssey or Tarkovski’s Stalker, by Matthew Burgos

Interview with the technical director of the Apollon laser instracture, one of the most powerful lasers in the world, the future of research and details on this cutting-edge technology

Collaborations: Series of paintings by German artist Judith Grassl inspired by collage and photography, playing with light and shadow, sharpness and ambiguity.

Illustration by Ivan Casis, isometric drawings that play with black and white and create futuristic visions through minimal but complex layouts

Photo series by Irene Fenera, images taken from surveillance cameras depicting a strange and fascinating world, with text by writer and critic Sergio Giusti

Illustration by Woshibai