CRYSTAL PAINTINGS
(INTERACTIVE)
This interactive installation reveals the hidden resplendent patterns found in synthetic crystals. A participant must look at the samples with a special 3D printed hand-held device that exposes the hidden crystal “painting.” This instrument essentially performs as a lens containing a second polarizer. The prismatic phenomenon reveals itself once the viewer successfully crosses the polarized light from both the light box and the hand-held device. In rotating the handheld lens, the amount of light permeating through the instrument alters the colors of the samples, and designs gyrate as the crystals appear to dance.
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Synthetic crystals, polarizing film, custom aluminum lightbox,
3D printed resin optical device,
7 x 7 in.
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