Light work: Darren Pearson's LED art – in pictures
Skeletons holding hands, the grim reaper holding his scythe, and a T-rex holding forth ... artist Pearson uses an LED light to create skeletal figures of people, animals and angels in Pasadena, California. Using a long exposure setting on his camera, the artist whizzes the light through the air to create lines. Each piece takes between two and five minutes to create
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Four pirates created using a 430-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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The artist at work: Darren Pearson in action drawing a T-Rex, created using a 170-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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A skeleton holding a key created using a 121-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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Bones on the beach: a skeleton with a surfboard, created using a 155-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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A skeleton skateboarding, created using a 187-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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Angel, created using a 126-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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The grim reaper, created using a 193-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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A skeleton skateboarding down steps, created using a 186-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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The grim reaper under the boardwalk, created using a 193-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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Bridge to the next world: the grim reaper created using a 193-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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A skeleton and its sled, created with a 291-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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A skeleton created using a 261-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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A romantic skeleton couple created using a 180-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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Seated skeleton created using a 178-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
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Space invaders, created using a 302-second exposure
Photograph: Darren Pearson/Barcroft India
