In this minimalist video sculpture, we see a fluorescent lamp that flashes randomly. What makes this lamp unique is that it is not filled with mercury vapor, as is customary. The image of the lamp appears on an LCD screen equipped with three micro light sources in the colors red, green, and blue. As a result, the image continues to glow like a real fluorescent lamp, even at night.
The combination of the LCD screen’s form with the traditional fluorescent lamp results in a unique, contemporary sculpture. The title of the work refers to René Magritte’s iconic painting *The Treachery of Images*, which bears the inscription “Ceci n’est pas une pipe” (“This is not a pipe”). Just like Magritte’s painting, this work also invites the viewer to reflect on the relationship between representation and reality.