b4b3l (2016)
Inspired by Borges' conception of an infinite Library said to contain every possible combination of characters known to humankind, B4B3L is a light sculpture that slowly toggles through every RBG value between (0,0,0) and (255,255,255)--theoretically displaying every color combination possible using simple LED lights.
Arduino, RBG LED lights, sheet acrylic, PLA Filament.
“The universe (which others call the Library) is composed of an indefinite and perhaps infinite number of hexagonal galleries, with vast air shafts between, surrounded by very low railings. From any of the hexagons one can see, interminably, the upper and lower floors.
The distribution of the galleries is invariable. Twenty shelves, five long shelves per side, cover all the sides except two; their height, which is the distance from floor to ceiling, scarcely exceeds that of a normal bookcase. One of the free sides leads to a narrow hallway which opens onto another gallery, identical to the first and to all the rest. […]
Men usually infer from this mirror that the Library is not infinite (if it were, why this illusory duplication?); I prefer to dream that its polished surfaces represent and promise the infinite."
— Jorge Luis Borges, The Library of Babel
