BETWEEN LINEAR 4

Darryl Strohan
October 6 – 18, 2026
Lobby Projection Array
SFU School for the Contemporary Arts
149 W. Hastings St., Vancouver

Rosco Laboratories' Linear 4 was created as a gobo; a quiet object that shapes light. In theatre, light passes through a gobo, transforming a simple circle of light into a field of linear beams.

Between Linear 4 begins with the familiar concept of shaping light but asks what might happen is the gobo was no longer still. Here, the lines begin to drift; tilt and shift, one movement becomes another. A line pulls away, another follows. What was once a fixed pattern becomes a field of constant motion. Geometry becomes motion, Motion becomes choreography. Light becomes a moving body.

Between Linear 4 is an exploration of transformation: a theatrical object released from stillness. What begins as a motionless pattern, slowly becomes an unfolding conversation between line, light, space, and movement.

BIOGRAPHY

Darryl Strohan is a Vancouver-based theatrical designer whose practice focuses primarily on lighting and video design, with an interest in multimedia installations. Within theatre, Darryl seeks to create bold, atmospheric worlds with light and video. Darryl’s multimedia practice extends beyond the stage; taking concepts and technologies traditionally found in theatrical design and re-contextualizing how they can be used in other installations.