Please note: this work comprises multiple large components. It was professionally deinstalled by a licensed electrician and has not been tested since entering storage. It was previously installed at 401 Bay St. in Toronto.

Each octagon measures 53 3/4 x 46 3/4 inches. Some are attached to one another, forming larger sections measuring approximately 14 feet in length.

Villareal’s work is focused on stripping systems down to their essence to better understand the underlying structures and rules that govern how they work. His work explores not only the physical but also adds the dimension of time combining both spatial and temporal resolution. Hive (401 Bay) utilizes a hexagonal grid of led tubes that form various configurations illustrating the artist’s interest in geometry and mathematical relationships. Central to Villareal’s work is the element of chance. His goal is to create a rich environment in which emergent behavior can occur without a preconceived outcome. The artist is an active participant, serving as editor in the process through his careful selection of compelling sequences. These selections are then further refined through combination with other sequences through simple operations such as addition, subtraction and multiplication. Villareal manipulates through custom software the sequences’ opacity, speed, and scale. Ultimately, complex compositions are formed and then displayed in random order and for an arbitrary amount of time in the final artwork. The visual manifestation of the code in light is at the core of the artist’s interest.

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