Rebecca WarrenIn The Bois 2005

In the Bois is a three-part wall-mounted sculpture comprising three similar rectangular vitrines hung in a row, end to end, 8cm apart. Each vitrine is a five-sided MDF box with a Perspex front fixed either slightly below the top of the box or slightly above it, leaving a narrow opening at the bottom or top. The boxes are painted internally and each is illuminated by a small coil of neon light in a different colour. Viewing the work from left to right, the first box is pale pink and lit by an acid pink light; the second box is painted cream appearing violet in the light of a purple neon; and the third box is cool pale green, glowing warm in the centre around an orange coil… (read more)