red hong yi illuminates the dark side with star wars shadow artworks

red hong yi illuminates the dark side with star wars shadow artworks
all images courtesy of red hong yi

on the heels of the highly anticipated opening of the latest star wars film, artist red hong yi has finished a series of mind-bending shadow artworks that take cues from the movie’s most legendary characters like darth vader, yoda and chewbacca. each the seven pieces have been created using an eclectic mix of materials from aluminum foil and a cut-up graphics card to colorful feathers and chocolate cookies.

red fixed the textured mediums onto long, thin wires that seem to have no formal or recognizable arrangement. however, the visual illusion is only actualized through light — red cast the radiance of a single lamp behind the terrain of fabric and food, illuminating the final picture on the white wall it faces. carefully constructed portraits of figures like r2-d2, princess leia and a stormtrooper incredibly materialize on the blank surface, formed through the meticulous configuration and structured sequence of the wire-suspended elements. take a look at a compilation of all 7 star wars shadow artworks above, and each of the individual videos here. 

r2-d2 is made from a cut-up gtx titan graphic card

 

A video posted by red*hongyi (@redhongyi) on Dec 15, 2015 at 5:07pm PST

yoda has been carefully crafted from tree branches and leaves 

chewbacca is formed from a meticulously placed sequence of colorful feathers 

 

A video posted by red*hongyi (@redhongyi) on Dec 14, 2015 at 10:02pm PST

the portrait of darth vader is realized through pieces of aluminum foil placed on wired 

a stormtrooper is made from small chunks of fluffy white cotton 

 

A video posted by red*hongyi (@redhongyi) on Dec 15, 2015 at 1:09pm PST

princess leia comprises pieces of red’s old jeans 

the star wars logo is made from segments of sprinkle-covered chocolate cookies 

 

A video posted by red*hongyi (@redhongyi) on Dec 12, 2015 at 1:00pm PST