"LIGHT MUSIC" by Lis Rhodes

Among the works on display was "LIGHT MUSIC" by Lis Rhodes. I went along to have a look - and take part. “You are the Artist,”said the gallery. “You are the Artwork. You are the Audience.”

In this work, two film projectors flash black and white lines on screens at opposite ends of a smoke-filled room. You - the viewer - take part in the action and enjoy it. Moving between the flickering and flashing light beams you cast shadows - ghostly images in the fog - images from another world.

Tate Modern says "LIGHT MUSIC" is a classic example of expanded cinema. In Japan the audience sat down and watched. In Athens they got up and danced. Visitors can see how I and other people in London reacted to "LIGHT MUSIC" if they look at the photos they took in that smoke-filled room.

For a few fleeting seconds I became a huge work of art up on the walls of Tate Modern along with thousands of other people. I was interested in this way.