# No. 9 – Luminex

From luminous yellow to deep red — a spiral that captures the passage from sunlight into dusk and gathers the light at its centre.

- **Completed:** January 6, 2024
- **Size:** 81 × 81 × 9 cm
- **Edition:** Unique paper artwork, handcrafted
- **Material:** Paper 120 g/m², colored drawing paper 130 g/m²
- **Substrate:** BRAMANTE Whiteboard, bright white, 2200 g/m², 81 × 81 × 0.3 cm
- **Frame:** white lacquered wood
- **Parts:** 324 pyramids

“Luminex” is a three-dimensional wall installation made of hexagonal paper modules that create a fascinating play of light in a seemingly spiral arrangement. The color palette, ranging from luminous yellow through radiant orange to deep red, symbolizes the transition from sunlight to dusk.

The height differences of the individual elements capture the light, creating a vibrant shadow play that gives each color shade a nuanced brightness, reminiscent of the flickering of light in motion and making the entire pattern resonate with almost kinetic energy.

The precise geometry and rhythmic repetition of shapes reinforce the impression that light is being captured and concentrated in a hypnotic spiral.

## Images

![The disc head-on against a pale wall, yellow and orange hexagons circling an empty white centre](https://larigami.de/_astro/1.BUYcJP6__Z9JnWC.webp)

![The disc from the side, the wreath of white prisms projecting far out of the wall](https://larigami.de/_astro/2.RxCvbU-C_1x6bs.webp)

![Close-up from a low angle, the front hexagonal cups lined in bright yellow inside](https://larigami.de/_astro/3.Z-4212ot_1Pa1dz.webp)

![Angled view of the whole spiral, the colour travelling from yellow outside to red at the centre](https://larigami.de/_astro/4.CVTT_r1l_Z1Tp63P.webp)

![Detail, the hexagons growing smaller and darker towards the white centre](https://larigami.de/_astro/5.CG_aboR8_dDwXe.webp)

![View from below into the spiral, the red rings lying deep behind the yellow ones](https://larigami.de/_astro/6.DOHqzlUZ_2gpYWV.webp)

![The half-finished disc lying on the technical drawing with its measurements and angles](https://larigami.de/_astro/9.CQGW6T5a_1qCF6z.webp)

![The worktable from above, the finished disc among construction drawings, bone folder and scissors](https://larigami.de/_astro/7.D503dpNL_GIJJa.webp)

![The framed work in a bright room above a sofa with yellow cushions](https://larigami.de/_astro/8.BMKdgrqv_Z1lv67n.webp)

## Videos

- [Only the innermost rings in place, red hexagons enclosing the white centre](https://cdn.larigami.de/videos/artworks/9/a.mp4)
- [The camera circling the disc, the colour gradient turning with the viewing angle](https://cdn.larigami.de/videos/artworks/9/b.mp4)
- [A close pass over the white prisms, the red hexagons of the centre glowing behind them](https://cdn.larigami.de/videos/artworks/9/c.mp4)

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