Philipp Frank
Mykonos Lightcodes #11, 2025
Projection Mapping at Scorpios Mykonos
Unique signed fine art print accompanied by matching digital companion (NFT).
Unique signed fine art print accompanied by matching digital companion (NFT).
50 x 70 cm
19 3/4 x 27 1/2 in
"Mykonos Light Codes extends my ongoing artistic practice of working with natural stone as a resonant surface. I was invited to develop a site-specific light work for Scorpios in Mykonos — a landscape defined by strong geological formations and an intense social atmosphere. My broader concept, explored in the series Stone Portals, centers on revealing latent structures within natural matter. I approach rock not as a backdrop, but as a carrier of time, tension and embedded memory. Through projection mapping, I activate these surfaces using five-minute moving light sequences that follow their physical logic — cracks, layers, textures and irregularities. In Mykonos, the task was to translate this language into a new context. The environment differed from the remote landscapes I often work in: wind, music and constant activity shaped the conditions. I moved through the site searching for freestanding, sculptural rock forms and surfaces that could hold the work visually and conceptually. Each intervention was created directly on location at dusk and existed only temporarily. From many recorded sequences and variations, 21 works were distilled into a deliberate one-of-one print edition. Each image is extracted from a live projection sequence and captures a singular, unrepeatable moment within that time-based process. The edition marks my first translation of ephemeral light interventions into a fixed, collectible form. At the core of the project lies a consistent idea within my practice: light reveals what time transforms. Mykonos Light Codes applies this principle to a new terrain, preserving brief perceptual shifts as physical traces." - Philipp Frank
19 3/4 x 27 1/2 in
"Mykonos Light Codes extends my ongoing artistic practice of working with natural stone as a resonant surface. I was invited to develop a site-specific light work for Scorpios in Mykonos — a landscape defined by strong geological formations and an intense social atmosphere. My broader concept, explored in the series Stone Portals, centers on revealing latent structures within natural matter. I approach rock not as a backdrop, but as a carrier of time, tension and embedded memory. Through projection mapping, I activate these surfaces using five-minute moving light sequences that follow their physical logic — cracks, layers, textures and irregularities. In Mykonos, the task was to translate this language into a new context. The environment differed from the remote landscapes I often work in: wind, music and constant activity shaped the conditions. I moved through the site searching for freestanding, sculptural rock forms and surfaces that could hold the work visually and conceptually. Each intervention was created directly on location at dusk and existed only temporarily. From many recorded sequences and variations, 21 works were distilled into a deliberate one-of-one print edition. Each image is extracted from a live projection sequence and captures a singular, unrepeatable moment within that time-based process. The edition marks my first translation of ephemeral light interventions into a fixed, collectible form. At the core of the project lies a consistent idea within my practice: light reveals what time transforms. Mykonos Light Codes applies this principle to a new terrain, preserving brief perceptual shifts as physical traces." - Philipp Frank
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