Director Michael Gugger presents a metaphysical exploration of light featuring neon bender Thomas Wendler and the voice of James Turrell. Gugger says, “This is a personal project born out of my mild obsession for neon – the 5th most abundant gas in the universe. An element created in stars. An inert gas that when electrified reveals itself in the form of seemingly physical light.”
CREDITS
Director. Michael Gugger
DOP. Jesse Mazuch
Camera Assistant. Ashton Green
Production Assistant. Nico Serban
Editor. Nicolas Dusollier
Sound & Music. Ethan Houser
Colorist. Delfina Mayer
Neon Bender. Thomas Wendler
Voice. James Turrell
Title Design. Bella Conlan
Archive footage courtesy of NASA & Prelinger Archives.
Thanks to Thomas Wendler, Vara Kane, Sigi Gugger, Ute Michaelsen, Norma Archer, Chad Weuve.
This film is not for profit. I do not own the rights to the voice of James Turrell. The voice is an excerpt from the 2013 interview on the Charlie Rose show.