Pneuma is an interactive light installation exploring the movement and presence of God's spirit through light, rhythm, and perception. Eight laser-cut panels are mounted within a welded steel framework, each illuminated by programmable LEDs that produce organic, breathing patterns across the installation. A microcontroller drives the lighting system, creating continuously shifting patterns through cool, warm, and mixed color palettes. Visitors can connect directly to the installation through its embedded web server with their phones, allowing them to alter the animation, color, and responsiveness of the piece - including a mode that responds to sound within the surrounding environment.
The concept of Pneuma comes from the idea of God's spirit moving through people in different ways and with different amplitudes. Like the individual panels, each person perceives and responds differently to the same presence. The installation becomes a visual expression of that movement—one breath, experienced in many different ways.
Sit with the piece and let it turn into a question. When I consider the concept of God interacting with human beings, what do I think human beings need the most? Love, direction, clarity, encouragement? We all show up to life with different motivators, and reasons why we feel there are shortcomings in our own lives. What if God's spirit spoke to us individually, in exactly the ways that would mean the most to us?