Rebecca Cummins explores the sculptural, experiential and sometimes humorous possibilities of light and natural phenomena (often referencing the history of optics) to provoke curiosity in the boundaries between experience and thought, aesthetics and science.

Dante Marioni’s reticello vase was shot with a 22 rifle – and the impact captured with Harold Edgerton’s sound triggered flash. Recent exhibitions include the 2007 Pingyao Internat’l Photo Festival, Shanxi, China; 2006 Shanghai Biennale, China; Images Festival, Toronto, Canada; and KIASMA Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki, Finland. www.rebeccacummins.com

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