Samuel Wildman, for those that would sleep: nightlights, 2023, close up

Close up, a porcelain flame plugged into a wall outlet glows like a nightlight, its thin, curling tongues of orange and gold lit from behind. Below it a second flame burns softly on the white wall, a small comfort that is also a warning.
Title
Samuel Wildman, for those that would sleep: nightlights, 2023, close up
Description
Close-up of Samuel Wildman, for those that would sleep: nightlights (2023): cast porcelain flames fitted to nightlights and wall outlets, arranged across the wall in the pattern of a map of major California wildfires. Porcelain, LED, outlets; overall 3.5 x 14 x 1 ft. Shown in the Fifty-Third Annual UC Berkeley MFA Graduate Exhibition at BAMPFA, 2023.
Creator
Samuel Wildman
Date
2023
Rights
Rights held by artist or creator

Part of for those that would sleep