Danish-Icelandic artist Olafur Eliasson utilizes patterns of projected light and shadows created by hanging, mirrored discs to create immersive moiré environments. The experiential design featured here is designed to illustrate the concept of “seeing yourself sensing.”
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Sources + Further Reading:
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Holmes, Kevin. “Optical Art Patterns Bring a New London Landmark to Life.” Creators, VICE, 7 Sept. 2016, creators.vice.com/en_us/article/53wvdz/optical-art-patterns-new-london-chimney-flue.
Miller, Meg. “These Brightly Patterned Textiles Create A Moiré Effect When Layered.” Co.Design, Fast Company, 2 May 2017, www.fastcodesign.com/3052812/these-brightly-patterned-textiles-create-a-moire-effect-when-layered.
Rosenthal, Emerson. “This Holographic Glitch Art Looks Like an Iridescent Oil Slick.” Creators, VICE, 9 Jan. 2015, creators.vice.com/en_us/article/gvwygj/holographic-glitch-art-looks-like-an-iridescent-oil-slick.
“The dreaded Moiré effect, used to this artist’s own advantage: clever!” Freepik Blog, Freepik, 5 July 2016, www.freepik.com/blog/the-dreaded-moire-effect-used-to-this-artists-own-advantage-clever/.
Yang, Bingxi. “The Visual Artistic Aspect of Moire Effect.” Paradoxes and Illusions, Digital Media Studio Project, 9 Feb. 2015, dmsp.digital.eca.ed.ac.uk/blog/paradoxesandillusions2015/2015/02/09/the-visual-artistic-aspect-of-moire-effect/.