Exhibition Opening Reception – UnSmoke Systems

More Heat Than Light examines the balance, or perhaps more accurately, the imbalance between light and heat. Society has shifted value of these qualities throughout time. For those dependent on fire for warmth or cooking, heat over light is treasured. However, as a torch, to show the way, light from fire far exceeds heat in value. A perfect light bulb, in fact, would generate pure light with no heat. Heat, in this sense, is the result of impurity, of waste. Rachel and John’s art forces into the light the inevitable heat of art and human nature in this world. While striving for perfect, efficient light may seem the goal, this show reveals the beauty and necessity of embracing imperfections and accepting more heat than light. Rachel’s pieces here have literally relied upon scorching heat in their creation.