“The Wood Would” is a light artwork by Verena Hall presented at Amsterdam Light Festival 2017 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
When you get closer, your footsteps destroy the reflections. Hall shows us that our deepest desires (for beauty, love, money, power) can sometimes ruin what we are chasing. On the contrary, it can also shed new light on our assumptions and expectations.
About Verena Hall
Verena Hall’s preference for traditional craftsmanship is reflected in the life-sized charcoal drawings she made for ‘The Wood Would’. Her drawings depict a forest, full of bare but beautifully spotted tree trunks. The surrounding water reflects the trees.
Programme information from Amsterdam Light Festival. Short excerpt quoted for reference; see the original page for full text, images and credits.