Utilizing various electronic devices, light bulbs and scrap materials, Lane Shordee brings his love of scavenging objects and unusual spaces to his current light installation for Sled Island: Atomic Smash. Inspired by the data collected by large hadron colliders, Atomic Smash gives viewers a front row seat to the explosive event of atoms smashing together.

ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Lane Shordee is a multimedia and installation artist who makes work with strong ties to urban ecology and recycling. Harvesting the alleyways is a central part of Shordee’s process, actively demonstrating the trope “one man’s trash is another man’s treasure." Shordee uses these cultural artifacts to tell stories about the past while acknowledging present concerns about the environment and society at large. Recently, Shordee has taught several community workshops, constructed interactive sets for touring theatre productions, built the Water Spiral at the Wildwood Community Association and collaborated to produce Play on Wheels for Beakerhead Festival.