Naima Trailer (2012-2015) is a light sculpture that was first installed in a remote area of the Mojave Desert in 2013. Consisting of a chamber of light and glass hidden inside a 1969 Santa Fe Trailer and large enough for 4 people to sit inside, Naima is an immersive environment for experiencing the cycles of light and time that exist in nature.

Inside Naima, hundreds of handmade cast glass objects collect light from the sky. The interior changes as light shifts throughout the day, sunrise to sunset, or as clouds pass overhead. There is no electric light in Naima.  Light enters through a transparent roof, directly connecting the piece to the sky and its' cycles of day and night, weather, and seasons. Naima is lit solely by the light of the sun and moon.

Naima is built for the slow read, for watching as light slowly shifts in rhythm with the time signature of the natural world. Naima is constantly changing hour by hour as the sun and moon track across the sky or as weather and seasons change, and may be experienced in many different ways over time. Viewers are encouraged to spend time inside the piece, especially to watch sunset, sunrise, clouds passing, or moon rise on a full moon night.

Long cast the glass for Naima herself in her studio in Taos, New Mexico using the slow and labor intensive process of lost wax casting. Because each mold is destroyed in the firing process, each of the hundreds of glass pieces inside Naima is unique, there are no multiples. Long builds her Light Ships by hand, slowly.

About the artist: Debbie Long is an artist who works with light. Long builds sculptures and immersive environments that unfold over time in rhythm with natural light from the sky, its' cycles of day and night, weather, and seasons. For the last decade Long has focused on building Light Ships, large-scale outdoor light sculptures that connect directly to the sky, utilizing the sun and moon as their sole source of light. These works are chambers of light, color, and glass large enough to accommodate 4 people. Inside light constantly shifts as light in the sky changes from sunrise to sunset to moonrise. Light Ships are immersive environments for experiencing the cycles of light and time that exist in nature.

Born and raised in New Mexico, Long has exhibited nationally and internationally. She lives and works in Taos, New Mexico, where she has made her home for 25 years. Long has recently exhibited her work at High Desert Test Sites in Joshua Tree, CA in an exhibition curated by Dave Hickey, Andrea Zittel, Aurora Tang, and Libby Lumpkin; Chimento Contemporary in Downtown Los Angeles, CA; The Harwood Museum in Taos, NM; Gallery 128 Lower East Side in New York City, NY; Vivian Horan Gallery in New York City, NY; Boston University's Sherman Gallery in Boston, MA; and The Center for Contemporary Art in Santa Fe, NM.

Reviews and Press include the BBC Culture London, UK; The LA Weekly, Los Angeles, CA; Artillery Magazine, Los Angeles, CA; ArtSlant, Santa Fe, NM; and Art Studio America, a new book about US Artists in their studios from Trans Globe Publishing London, UK.