The Light Prop for an Electric Stage (Light-Space Modulator) may be thought of as a machine to paint with light. It is just one of the objects that László Moholy-Nagy produced that combined his dual interests in painting and photography. Click on any one of the following links to explore some of the different aspects of this object.

View the digital reproduction of the film Lightplay: Black, White, Gray
(approximately 7 minutes long)

View a short video of the mechanical sculpture in operation in the museum
(approximately 1 minute 30 seconds)

Lightplay: Black, White, Gray was part of a longer, unexecuted film. Read László Moholy-Nagy's synopsis of the film.

View film stills from Lightplay: Black, White, Gray.

Compare an easel painting by László Moholy-Nagy with the concept of easel-less painting.