royale projects : contemporary art  | Lucid Stead | Phillip K Smith III | Joshua Tree CA 2013 | Public Relations & Social Marketing Insight | Scoop.it

October 12th in Joshua Tree, California, artist Phillip K Smith, III revealed his light based project, Lucid Stead. Hundreds of people from New York City to Canada traveled to experience it. The installation is composed of mirror, LED lighting, custom built electronic equipment and Arduino programming, amalgamated with a 70 year old preexisting structure.


This architectural intervention, at first, seems alien in context to the bleak landscape but upon further viewing, imposes a delirious, almost spiritual experience. Like the enveloping vista that changes hue as time passes, Lucid Stead transforms. It also adapts personal perception, realigning one’s sensory priorities....