“Standing Sun” is an installation artwork created by Doug Wheeler in 1973, associated with the Light and Space art movement. This particular genre highlights the artist’s exploration of perception, light, and the viewer’s experience within a space.
The artwork features a minimalist design with an emphasis on light as the central element. It consists of a rectangular room with smooth, seamless white walls, creating a clean, stark environment that draws attention to the light feature on the central wall. The sole source of illumination appears as a horizontal white light that seems to hover in mid-air, creating an ethereal and otherworldly effect. This luminous strip contrasts sharply with the otherwise blank canvas of the room, thereby inviting viewers to reflect on the nature of light and space, the interplay between them, and the sensory experience they evoke.
