In Carol Salmanson’s second exhibit at Dam Stuhltrager, different explorations of space and light intersect through gallery’s interior. Dramatically individualized environments designed to reflect and refract light give each of Salmanson’s works its own place. Walls of different kinds of reflective material define and confine one installation from another. Agreeing aesthetically and philosophically, five separate installations meet to communicate a single concept: light interacts with its setting.

Her largest exhibit to date, Salmanson premieres all new work in Upon Reflection, expounding on her prior visual language while expanding her use of it. Meticulous stainless steel sculptures house and playfully direct brightly colored LEDs. Diversifying in form, the work varies from wall pieces to columns to free standing sculpture. The narrative unveiled has grown by leaps and bounds but is consistently focused on setting a stage in which light and setting interact in ways distinct to a world created by Carol Salmanson.

“Utilizing the surfaces of various reflective materials to create site-specific environments for my multi-colored sculptures, I do not use light to re-define space. Rather, by staging both setting and light, I can focus on the resulting interactive relationship.” – C. Salmanson