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Seth Riskin is an artist, researcher and teacher of light.
A former U. S. national champion gymnast, Riskin brings his physical
ability to his Light Dance art. In silent,
space-defining performances, Riskin’s precise movements
articulate light effects that extend from his body. He “sculpts”
space, shaping fluid architectures of light around viewers who
find themselves within the "dance." The work has been
presented widely, at venues such as the São Paulo Bienal,
The Kitchen in New York City and India’s National Centre
for the Performing Arts in Bombay.
Riskin’s research is described as “anthropology”
of light. For example, in 1993, with support of a Fulbright Scholarship,
he studied concepts and practices of light in Hindu India, with
particular focus on fire dancing. Riskin’s teaching concerns
light as an expressive medium, worked through the wealth of possibilities
afforded by emerging technologies. His curriculum and educational
philosophy of light reflect his interdisciplinary approach to
the subject/medium. Courses such as The Culture of Light, Light
Art Studio and The Architecture of Light engage the senses, new
technologies and historical and cultural perspective. Currently,
Riskin directs the Emerging Technologies Initiative at the MIT
Museum, where he brings cutting-edge technology research to public
understanding through exhibitions and events.
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