RAY OF SUNSHINE

Can we be happy?

Ray Of Sunshine, 2008
Onyx, composite, glass and stainless steel
Unique works (set of 3)
2,000 square feet
© Mark Humphrey

CLIENT
Jalouse

AWARD
London club and bar award

LOCATION
Mayfair, London, UK

“RAY OF SUNSHINE TRANSFORMS A NIGHTCLUB INTO AN IMMERSIVE ENVIRONMENT OF LIGHT, COLOUR AND OPTIMISM. CONCEIVED, DESIGNED AND MADE FOR THE INTERIOR, THE INSTALLATIONS BRING TOGETHER AN ILLUMINATED RECEPTION DESK, A BAR AND A DJ BOOTH, HAND-CRAFTED FROM GOLDEN YELLOW ONYX AND BLACK COMPOSITE MATERIALS.

THE ORGANIC, FIGURATIVE FORMS SUGGEST THE PRESENCE OF PEOPLE WITHIN THE SPACE – BODIES, MOVEMENT AND GESTURES BECOMING PART OF THE ARCHITECTURE. ILLUMINATED FROM WITHIN, THE ONYX RADIATES LIGHT INTO THE SURROUNDING AREAS, CREATING BEAMS OF COLOUR THAT EXTEND BEYOND THE OBJECTS THEMSELVES AND BECOME PART OF THE AMBIENCE.

THESE MOMENTS OF BRIGHTNESS AND OPTIMISM BECOME BEACONS OF HOPE AND SOURCES OF INSPIRATION. IN THE DARKNESS OF THE CLUB, THE GLOWING FORMS BECOME PHYSICAL RAYS OF SUNSHINE, WELCOMING PEOPLE INTO A PLACE CREATED FOR ENJOYMENT, CONNECTION AND ESCAPE.

THE INSTALLATIONS EXPLORE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LIGHT AND EMOTION. THE RADIANT ATMOSPHERE BECOMES THE INVITATION. THE CLUB BECOMES THE CELEBRATION.”

Mark Humphrey

“MARK IS AN ARTIST WHO IS CROSSING OVER THE BOUNDARIES OF THE ARTS.”

The Times