Colormirror Chelsea Seven 2012

Regine Schumann created "Colormirror Chelsea Seven" with fluorescent acrylic, a material commercially available and often used in signage. Schumann works with these industrially produced materials to explore how light and color interact, transforming them into visually dynamic artworks. The acrylic sheets are carefully selected for their color properties and then precisely cut and assembled. The inherent qualities of the acrylic, its ability to transmit and reflect light, are crucial to the artwork’s appearance. The fluorescent nature of the material means that the colors shift and change depending on the ambient light, creating an immersive and ever-changing experience for the viewer. Schumann elevates a common industrial material, acrylic, to the realm of fine art, blurring traditional boundaries. By focusing on the material’s potential for light and color play, she questions the values placed on certain materials and practices over others.