20 TRIES OF LIGHTWALKING

20 Tries of Lightwalking was a series of attempts at the impossible—walking on light. Developed during a residency in 1998 at De Fabriek in Eindhoven, the performance involved shoes fitted with eighteen illuminated bulbs attached to the soles. Each step shattered the bulbs, revealing the act’s inherent absurdity (and danger). By foregrounding light’s fragile materiality, the work underscores the essential medium at the heart of projection.