This neon sign's message, "You are on an island," is animated by the word "on" flashing on and off at regular intervals, transforming an initially obvious statement into a reflective and philosophical inquiry... "You are an island."

In the fall of 2012, Neon Workshops invited Mike Fleming and I to bring "You are (on) an island" to the UK, and present it as a mobile venture to an unsuspecting audience around Yorkshire. In January of 2013, we arrived arrived in Wakefield, installed the neon sign on the back of a hire van, sparked up the delicate gas-filled glass with a small generator, and took to the road. We toured the sculpture around West Yorkshire for two weeks, and the project culminated in the publication of a limited-edition book.