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Quantum
Field X3 consists of two large cubes measuring 18
x 18 x 18 meters and 21 x 21 x 21 meters respectively
sited outside the Museum near the riverside group
admissions entrance. The sides of the cubes are covered
by holographic panels that decompose the light of
the sun, generating reflections that create an infinite
number of constantly mutating compositions. At night,
a tower located near the University of Deusto emits
laser beams that bounce off the cubes to fill the
intervening space with dazzling reflections, generating
a stunning play of light and color.
As well as viewing from the outside, visitors can
actually go into the cubes, where a unique visual
experience awaits them. As they enter the first one,
a complex computer program controls the emission of
laser beams that reflect and bounce off the holographic
panels covering walls, floors and ceilings, and the
1,800 small mirror-plated cubes hung at different
heights. Spectators are thus enveloped in a vibrant,
permanently changing storm of light and color. After
passing through the first cube, spectators experience
a different range of sensations in the smaller one,
where laser beams, optical fibers and special holographic
filters make visible phenomena related to the physics
of outer space. The light effects gradually transform
to reach a state of calm and quietude.
Yamagata’s extraordinary projects are the result
of his unflagging search for the truth of the physical
forces at work in the universe and on ourselves. His
work challenges and extends our visual and other sensorial
perceptions. Yamagata is currently working on new
projects involving sciences such as quantum physics
and neurology.
Hiro Yamagata was born in Japan in 1948. In 1972 he
moved to Paris to study Fine Arts.
He subsequently traveled to California, where he set
up his studio-laboratory to explore the properties
of light and create his spectacular works. Fascinated
by science and technology since his childhood, Hiro
Yamagata employs all kinds of cutting-edge materials
and technologies, including holographic panels, laser
systems and sophisticated computer programs, in his
light installations. Yamagata’s creative urge
was originally sparked by his boundless admiration
for the power of nature and the laws of physics. The
artist uses his works in an attempt to overcome the
effective limits of human perception, making visible
the portion of the light previously invisible to the
human eye. As he explains, “underlying my artistic
work and, in particular, my experiments with laser
beams and other light sources, is a constant preoccupation
with the basic forces we find in nature. I concentrate
specifically on the elementary force of light as it
manifests itself in space, the beams man creates with
laser and other advanced light systems like fiber-optics.
I think that way it’s easier for us to recognize
the elements of space that otherwise we wouldn’t
perceive or even try to comprehend.”
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