Whilst on residency in Glasgow, Ruth and Joe became intrigued by the way in which light behaves counterintuitively when observed at the speed of light, for example, noticing the way in which a pulse of light coming towards you does not arrive in the order that we experience on a human timescale, but arrives in reverse, due to the geometry of the photon's paths towards us.

Working directly with ‘single-photon avalanche diode cameras’, aka SPAD, an emerging technology that enables the recording of the propagation of light in space photon-by-photon, Semiconductor will create ’light-captures’ within a large, constructed cave-like set. And in doing this, they aim to explore this technology's potential, which is a new way of seeing within a space outside of time.

The ‘light-captures’ create time-lapse sequences which reveal ‘light-waves’ in motion, depicting space as it sculpts the light.

Over their three week residency Ruth and Joe will be using Fabrica's main hall as a temporary private studio space, however there is an opportunity for a small audience to see the space and hear the artists talk discuss the development of Light in Motion with Prof. Sarah Cook, the curator of Semiconductor’s residency with the Extreme Light Group at University of Glasgow. The event is 6-8pm, on Wednesday 22 January. Tickets are £5/£7, More information and tickets available here.