Eric Laignel Photography

TATANKA LIGHTS

BY MARS

NARRATIVE

These custom light lanterns were designed not only as screen room dividers but also as light lanterns to help illuminate the outdoor living space.  The boxes are each 7’ tall x 16’ long and 20” wide.  The panels are a custom interlacing pattern of Buffalo which is the signature icon of the development, Buffalo Heights.  The mirrored images create a pattern and texture when illuminated at night project a playful pattern on the ceilings and adjacent areas. The Buffalo patterns are created from Waterjet cut from ¼” aluminum plate. The finish was hand applied in a 4 step process enamel to create a refined look of rust brown and black oxidation.  The internal lighting is extensive LED fixtures to give it a maximum glow. Set behind the pattern metal panels is a frosted acrylic which magically floats behind the metal to give a depth and reveal.  There are no shadows from the internal structure just a playful illumination of Tantanka running across the outdoor room.