Glen Wexler’s 'Illuminance in the Voids II' series explores the tension between image and atmosphere, presence and disappearance. Grounded in photographic practice yet deeply influenced by the Light and Space movement, the works unfold as abstract expressions of narrative through pure sensation. Stacked twilight horizons and subtle chromatic shifts invite the viewer into a contemplative experience—where meaning arises not from depiction, but from the emotional logic of light and perception.

This new chapter, 25 years in the making, expands the notion of artistic authorship in an era of computational image-making. No longer tied to the literal index of the camera, these skies are digitally synthesized using generative AI and advanced post-processing, yet grounded in a personal archive built over decades of seeing and tens of thousands of photographed skyscapes. The result is a body of work that collapses boundaries between representation, reconstruction, and perceptual memory.

In contrast to historical Light and Space practices, which sought to remove the artist’s hand in pursuit of pure perception, Wexler’s presence is both everywhere and nowhere. His authorship resides not in depiction but in structure—embedded in aesthetic logic, selection, sequencing, and chromatic intent.

“The machine does not invent the skies—it interprets my history with them.”

— Glen Wexler