Her image flickers in and out like a broken neon sign. Humming and clipping and popping, she is only observable from a distance.

As Moholy-Nagy said, “artists used to be dependent on the tools of perspective drawing, but with the advent of the camera they had to learn to see again.” The title, Apparition, is a reference to “seeing” and discovering something remarkable or startling.

This installation is inspired and a response to the main building of the University and the events that have transpired here. The centerpiece of the installation is a 1:1 scale portrait of a figure in the room, a ghostly apparition. As the observer approaches the image, they are detected by a motion sensor and the image virtually disappears. When the observer retreats the image of the ghost will return. This makes it impossible to see the ghost up close.