Ceal Floyer Throw, 1997

One of Ceal Floyer's important early light projection works, Throw is characteristically self-reflective of its medium. A theater light on a full-size stand projects what appears as a cartoon 'splodge' motive onto the floor. The shape taken from stock cartoon imagery where it has myriad uses—representing, for example, spilled fluids, any kind of impact, or smashed cartoon figures—is created by light, that is, in the English terminology of light projection, it is "thrown" onto the floor. Combining its visual reference to a two-dimensional drawn reality with the verbal play on the self-referentiality of its title, the work is both thoughtful and funny.

COLLECTIONS:
Fonds national d'art contemporain (FNAC), Paris
Private Collection, Bolzano
Private Collection, London
Private Collection, New York
Private Collection, Paris

INSTALLATION SPECIFICATIONS:
– The theater lamp (gobo) is pointed to the floor
– The lamp and its stand are visible and active components of the work

COMPONENTS INCLUDED IN SALE:
– Profile spot theater lamp
– Halogen lamp
– Lamp stand
– Commercial-made gobo filter "Splodge," manufactured by Rosco
– Gobo holder
– Installation guidelines
– Certificate of authenticity