I’ve always wanted to make a light that looks like the light you see in your dream. James Turrell Read Quote
I like to work with it so that you feel it physically, so you feel the presence of light inhabiting a space. My desire is to set up a situation to which I take you and let you see. It becomes your experience. James Turrell Read Quote
I like illusion when it is so convincing that we might as well see reality this way – I like to present to our belief system something that is convincing, that ‘we know not to be.’ James Turrell Read Quote
I don’t want you looking at the light fixture; I want you looking at where light goes. But more than that, I’m interested in the effect of light upon you and your perceptions. James Turrell Read Quote
There are different stages when you fly. The first stage is the dollhouse effect, seeing everything on Earth like it’s a model. Suddenly, all of your concerns seem very small. James Turrell Read Quote
We’re part of creating this world in which we live, but we’re unaware of how we do that or even that we do that. James Turrell Read Quote
I look at light as a material. It is physical. It is photons. Yes, it exhibits wave behavior, but it is a thing. James Turrell Read Quote
I like to use light as a material, but my medium is actually perception. I want you to sense yourself sensing – to see yourself seeing. James Turrell Read Quote
