What Hath God Wrought | 2012

Light installation, chandelier, arduino, dimensions variable

"What Hath God Wrought" was the first message transmitted by Samuel Morse on his newly invented telegraph line in 1844. Curiously ambigous the message could be read either as the words of the inventor in awe with the possibilities of his new tool, or as a cautionary message weary of the changes this new invention might bring to society. The doubt raised by this phrase is represented in the fragility of the chandelier, transmitting the message again in Morse Code through blinking lights.