Jac Leirner Copper Light Zig Zag, 2019

Jac Leirner’s installation Copper Light Zig Zag is a wall-mounted abstract sculpture that takes on a rectangular, painting-like format. A zigzagging copper wire curves across the surface, with its final downward segment extended as it connects to the socket.

The piece exemplifies several of Leirner’s characteristic strategies, including accumulation, repetition, and the exploration of relationships between materials and systems. An extended length of zigzagging copper wire channels electricity to illuminate a single bulb, transforming the trajectory of the electrical current into a sculptural form.