Luciferase

Born in 2011 and growing in 2015, Luciferase is Nacho Carbonell’s first work incorporating ligh, inspired by flora and fauna living in abyss and made of silicone and resin.

Designed by Nacho Carbonell for Galerie BSL, Luciferase is a set of lighting organisms which surprise the viewer by their colors, textures and demeanor.

“The root of this word is ‘carrier of light – explains the designer – and reflects the system used by flora and fauna living in abyss, in the total obscurity found at greatest depths of the oceans. Even more than lights, I consider these pieces like creatures which glow with light.”

The exterior soft, velvety materials of the Luciferase pieces – silicone and resin sometimes mixed with sand, plaster or metal dust – resemble the skin of an unknown species.

The interior diaphanous and translucent textures – epoxy resin mixed with colored pigments – take the shape of thorns, filaments and rocky surfaces. Some of them conjure up the translucent sparkle of fine stones such as amethyst, quartz or malachite, some the seductive eye of a predator from the great depths, and others the avid mouth of a carnivorous plant.