Shadow, Sculpture of Centaur, Tuileries (after Atget) 2007

Spencer Finch's "Shadow, Sculpture of Centaur, Tuileries (after Atget)" (2007) is a minimalist light sculpture comprised of a single fluorescent tube emitting a cool white light. The piece references a photograph by Eugene Atget, a French photographer who documented the streets of Paris in the early 20th century. The sculpture's simple form and stark white light evoke a sense of quiet contemplation and underscores Finch's interest in using light as a medium to explore memory, perception, and the passage of time.