Colour Space #2 is part of an ongoing series of work that investigates how we perceive and understand colour. The term colour space refers to the types of model used for the representation of colour. In the digital realm colour is often interpreted through a proportion of red, green and blue (RGB), in analogue television a colour encoding system PAL (Phase Alternating Line), or similar, was broadcast alongside the video signal, and in printing the model is based on cyan, yellow, magenta and black (CMYK) or a proprietary system like PMS (Pantone Matching System). These are all systems with limitations which seek to make colour, something that we each observe differently, quantifiable and reproducible. Through pairing printed colour with digitally projected light Colour Space #2 collapses these distinct spaces and uses the artwork as a mechanism to ask larger questions about perception and interpretation.

This project, Colour Space, speaks specifically to the types of projects Samuel Szwarcbord makes: temporary sculptures, site specific installation and performance based site works. His practice treats slight, disposable or mundane materials and environments with care and preciousness. His work uncovers a particular joy that can be found through emphasising the aesthetic, material and social qualities of objects and spaces that one experiences — or overlooks — every day and drawing a different kind of attention to them. Samuel graduated with a Master in Contemporary Art from Victorian College of the Arts in 2017, with previous degrees in architecture from University of Technology, Sydney. He lives and works in Melbourne, Australia.