Serge Salat
Beyond Infinity, 2011
China
Beyond Infinity is an immersive, multisensory installation created by French artist, architect, and theorist Serge Salat. Salat combines both Eastern style spatial techniques and Western use of optical illusions to create a dreamlike realm for visitors to journey through and interact with. It consists of a closed space filled with mirrors, pulsing and shifting lights, music, and steel, honeycomb fractal art structures. The purpose of the combination of these elements is to overwhelm, confuse, and manipulate the visitors’ sense of direction. Visitors drop their sense of rationality and control, and immerse themselves in the optical illusion that the space is an infinite realm of many layers, an optical illusion achieved with fractal structures and mirror panels.
Reference: http://www.designboom.com/weblog/cat/10/view/16645/serge-salat-beyond-the-infinity-immersive-installation.html
Reference: http://www.architizer.com/en_us/blog/dyn/29771/beyond-infinity/
Video: http://vimeo.com/29089043
Post by: Jessica Yean