The three artworks entitled Alien Blue Window resemble lancet windows from Gothic churches and possess an unusual density of luminance, infusing the room and its exterior with an alien atmosphere. The colour blue surrounds us in the sky and the oceans. It was the first synthetically produced pigment, and it has a storied history in the arts. Based on the evolution of our vision, our attraction to blue stems from the aquatic species that were the earliest to develop photosensitivity. Blue’s short wavelength range of electromagnetic radiation penetrates water, making it the colour with the largest range of shades perceptible to the human eye.

Here, Rosenkranz references the blue light that technical devices produce, which has become omnipresent in our lives, deregulating the body’s melatonin levels and disrupting our circadian rhythm. Similarly to most digital screens, the three Alien Blue Window are backlit and they use energy-efficient LEDs. Installed behind a stretch canvas, the LEDs lend the artworks an incandescent skin and resemble the familiar, absorbing glow radiating from the flat surfaces that light our faces most hours of the day and draw us into the Internet’s innumerable digital windows.

(Borbála Szalai)