All the light you see

Exactly that is the focus of Alicia Eggert’s artwork 'All the Light You See'. As in many of her works, Eggert uses a poetic statement written in light that changes meaning with a small intervention. Part of the text in ‘All the Light You See is From the Past’ occasionally switches off, making her message even simpler, ‘All You See is Past’. 'All the Light You See' is therefore a memento mori (Latin for ‘reflection on mortality’), an artwork that reminds us that in a short while, we too will belong to the past.

This work draws your attention much like neon signs, which were popular between the 1920s and 1960s (think of the billboards in Las Vegas). But Eggert doesn’t use it to sell a product or a service. She hopes to make you aware of the enormous amount of light that bombards you from all angles and overloads you with information.