Screen Test Lineaments

Dealing with the infrastructure of capitalism and the circulation of information, Lewitt dissects here the components that make this system work.Sam Lewitt uses acid-etched dot grids from LED panel backlighting. He has left these plates in the open air, exposing them to various levels of oxidation. Colour variations appear on the surface and on the edges, from blue to black to copper. The artist reveals the contrast between the function of this technological device - sending flashes of light to draw our attention to advertisements - and its vulnerability - natural corrosion by oxygen.