About this artwork
Since the mid-1960s, Ingo Maurer has created lamps and lighting systems that reflect his fascination with the light bulb as the “perfect union of technology and poetry.” Wo Bist Du, Edison … ? (Where are You, Edison … ?) pays tribute to the original inventor of the light bulb. When the lamp is switched on, a vibrant hologram of a traditional incandescent bulb illuminates the acrylic lampshade. In addition, the light socket above the shade, which holds the actual light source for the hologram, is shaped like a profile of Thomas Edison. Maurer’s design playfully combines the basic elements of a standard lamp—bulb, shade, and socket, while offering an allegory of the intangible quality of light itself.
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Status
- Currently Off View
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Department
- Architecture and Design
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Artist
- Ingo Maurer
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Title
- "Wo Bist Du, Edison...?" Ceiling Lamp
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Date
- 1997
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Medium
- Hologram, acrylic glass, and aluminum
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Dimensions
- 25 × 52 × 46 cm (10 × 20 1/2 × 18 in.), 300 cm (118 in.) of cable)
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Credit Line
- Purchased with funds provided by the Architecture & Design Society
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Reference Number
- 2007.113
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