The halo has long been used as a metaphor for divinity, sanctity, and authority. Yet, interestingly, the halo surrounding powerful and sacred figures throughout history often strips them of their individuality, reducing them to embodiments of authority itself. The light of the halo, meant to make its bearer stand out, ironically erases their individual features, reducing them to a dark, unrecognizable silhouette. Electric Halo Project explores this paradoxical nature of the halo beyond its conventional symbolism, seeking to demystify it by materializing the idea in physical form.

100 Fluorescent Tube Aura, one of the works in the Electric Halo Project series, takes as its point of departure the phrase “an aura as if 100 fluorescent tubes were lit,” once used in South Korea to describe a figure of immense power and influence. The fate of modern, ubiquitous lighting – epitomized by fluorescent lights, which are gradually being phased out due to declining energy efficiency and environmental concerns – parallels the fading of the divinity and authority once symbolized by light. By transforming this fading technology into a physical aura, the work reflects on the instability of power, the impermanence of its symbols, and the paradox of a light that both illuminates and erases.