As part of a group show in an empty warehouse that featured over ten installation artists and live music, I created this interactive piece as an exploration of the act of perceiving. I was given a dedicated room to create my installation within, and my primary inspiration was using mirrors. As a follow up to my thesis project, Matrix of a Moment, I wanted to experiment with optical illusions and immersive spaces that transport the viewer. I layered the space with mirrors, mirror boxes, fabric and a geometric painted design on the walls to create a cozy, kaleidoscope-inspired world. I then blocked off the room with a silver prism-shaped door that I cut a tiny peephole into at eye level. I designed what was seen on the other side to feel like looking into a kaleidoscope, where the viewer is unsure of exactly what they are looking at as the visuals fracture off into moving reflections of each other. Halfway through the evening, I opened up the door to allow people to experience the room by being immersed in it. Having this two-sided experience of perceiving the work from afar and then from within it gave the piece an added layer of experience that gave them a new way of interpreting what is around them. 

As a continuation of my exploration of the human visual-cognitive experience, VISION PRIZM began as a small portal and later opened up as a walk-in visceral experience.  The viewer was challenged to perceive the space through a limiting peephole for a kaleidoscopic snapshot of another world. Similar to how our consciousness broadens as we learn and experience more of life, the doors opening allowed for a more enveloping, ethereal perception of that same little world. 

VISION PRIZM was part of a group show / art & live music event at Myer St. Annex in DTLA, September 2016.