Study, Dynamic Cube

MDF, acrylic, and LED

“I often try to distill a sculpture for a performance into a singular gesture or form, using light, rotation, and movement to support a narrative unfolding onstage. Here, I envisioned an illuminated cube that could present a large-scale portrait of a performer while revealing the small human figure within. The cube could split and rotate, engaging with the performer, dancers, and audience.”

—Es Devlin

Drawing of a face in a square on a piece of paper that has been ripped in half, vertically, separating the face in two halves; the two pieces of paper have been slightly parted revealing a small figure that has been drawn on another paper behind.
Es Devlin, Study, Dynamic Cube
Graphite on paper.
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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Black-and-white drawings of different rectangular prisms spread throughout the page; some have things inside them and others have images projected on the surfaces.
Es Devlin, Study, Dynamic Cube, Graphite on paper.
Courtesy of Es Devlin
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White cubic model that is split in half, vertically, and slightly parted; light glows from within the model revealing a small figure at the base of the opening.
Es Devlin, Study model, Dynamic Cube
MDF, acrylic, and LED.
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution
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White cubic model that is split in half, vertically, and slightly parted; light glows from within the model.
Es Devlin, Study model, Dynamic Cube
MDF, acrylic, and LED.
Photo: Elliot Goldstein © Smithsonian Institution
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