Bill Culbert
Strait, Darkside, 2014
Auckland, New zealand
fluorescent light, electrical cords, black plastic bottles
33 × 120 × 11 cm
Bill Culbert’s Strait, Darkside is a luminous meditation on light, materiality, and transformation. Using fluorescent tubes entwined with electrical cords and repurposed black plastic bottles, Culbert breathes new life into everyday objects, revealing their hidden poetry and unexpected beauty.
The work’s horizontal form and measured scale evoke a quiet tension - between the harsh artificial glow of industrial light and the humble, discarded bottles that anchor it. The interplay of light and shadow casts reflections that shift with the viewer’s perspective, inviting a slow, contemplative experience.