At 80+, Peter Erskine is still ascending lifts inside libraries, composing with light as his medium and space as his canvas.
Across decades of site-specific work, his Healing Rainbow Light installations transform institutional architecture into fields of color, perception, and presence.
The Healing Rainbow light for Oregonians project started when Peter was diagnosed with stage four cancer. During installations and planning, he healed and survived. The work continues because it must.
100 Libraries: Healing Rainbow Light for Oregonians carries this vision into public spaces across the state, gifting rainbow light to communities.
Pictured here installing Sutherlin Public Library, Jan. 2026, to be unveiled this spring.
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