All of these projectors are designed by Amy-Claire Huestis and fabricated by her with the exception of Opus 5, (fabricated by Barnacle Bros.). Opus 5 is the first projector made using the energy efficient and very bright, cool plasma light -- it uses argon gas excited by micro-wave frequencies.
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Opus List, projectors built to date:
Opus 1: a re-tooled halogen light projector for use with prisms. Wood, metal projector parts and glass lenses, metal, fan, electronics, 2013.
Opus 2: A working prototype halogen magic lantern to be fabricated in wood. Cardboard, wood, metal projector parts and glass lenses, metal, fan, electronics, 2013.
Opus 3: A 2 x 2” format halogen projector. Wood, metal projector parts and glass lenses, metal, fan, electronics. 2013.
Opus 4: Small format halogen projector with built in stand for The rainbow refers not to a chaste abstraction but to a life in art. 2013. Wood, metal projector parts and glass lenses, metal, fan, electronics.
Opus 5: Plasma Light Magic Lantern Projector, fabricated by Smilee Barnacle and Chris Cochrane. Aluminum, steel, plasma light from Hive Lighting, GoldE and Kodak lenses, 2014.
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the rainbow refers not to a chaste abstraction but to a life in art
custom-made Opus 4 projector 48 x 8 x 26 inches, glass prism, and oil on aluminum panel 7 x 11 inches , 2013.