my name is niknaz

I Like Girls, phonetic

I Like Girls, phonetic while blinking on

I Like Girls, phonetic while blinking off

Detail of I Like Girls, phonetic while blinking on

Detail of I Like Girls, phonetic while blinking off

Detail of the custom etched circuit board.

I Like Girls, phonetic is both a declaration and a sign. Inspired by neon signs I saw around Tehran and Esfahan, this piece is custom programmed to have a lighting effect that fits the space. In this instance, it is programmed to blink on and off in pink. The text is transliterated phonetically to read in Farsi: Ay Liyk Gehrlz

Plywood, plexiglass, high-powered LEDs, wires, custom-etched circuit board, Wiring microcontroller.

2008