Haroon Mirza, Aurora B (Solar Powered LED Circuit Composition 43), 2021

2021

Medium

Addressable LEDs, electrical wire, copper tape, magnetic wire, LED matrix, polyurethane resin, metal pigments, acetate, oil on canvas and QT Py on photovoltaic panel

Dimensions

164 × 100 cm

Status

In Gallery Collection

Collect24 Art ID

C24-155789

In his Solar Powered LED Circuit Compositions series, Haroon Mirza combines solar panels, electronic circuits with light and pigments to create unique wall pieces that are able to preserve the rawness and aesthetics of the materials used while at the same time developing a painterly presence. In the footsteps of Isa Genzken's aesthetic sensibility and Gerhard Richter's process-related approach, Mirza creates in his own sensitive vocabulary: compositions of technoid components paired with symbolic elements, evoking images of the aurora borealis and interstellar landscapes; similar to the serial candle paintings and canvas smudgings. The intensity of the LEDs is directly dependent upon the light incidence of the solar panel, allowing the external influences to become part of the Solar Powered LED Circuit Composition – the candles of the LED matrix only flicker when the light is very bright. Mirza interrogates the merging of energy and electricity of heterogeneous components, creating a closed circuit that can be understood on a conceptual and metaphorical level as an analogy of human social systems.