Nov 21, 2014 9:30 AM

Gallery: 9 Works of Art That Bend Your Senses

Nonotak
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*Bright Matter* is a newly opened exhibition that explores light, space and perception from the perspective of five light artists. This work from Nonotak is called *Masks*.
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*Masks* are made from vinyl tape layered onto plexiglass to create a moiré effect.

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Shadows and light produce changing effects through the clear plexiglass.
Joanie Lemercier
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Joanie Lemercier's *Landforms* (2014) is a glicee print on top of a brightly-lit screen.

François Wunschel
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François Wunschel's * X, Y, Z* is a departure from his typical large-scale architectural installations. The cubes are lenticular prints, which is a form of printing that gives flat objects a 3-D representation.
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As you change your vantage point, the cubes begin to animate.

Joanie Lemercier
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Lemercier's second *Landforms* piece was created by laser cutting algorithmically positioned holes into a sheet of black paper.
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As the sunlight hits the sheet of paper, it shines through the holes, illuminating the landscape form.

Nume For/Use
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Vienna Design Week 2009
Numen For/Use built *N-Light Objects, Trapezium* (2008), a mirrored cube filled with fluorescent lights.
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The tubed lights are arranged to produce an infinity-room effect.

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Detail shot.
LAb[au]
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LAb\[au\]'s *Origami 1* is a kinetic cluster of paper triangles that animate and shapshift via tiny motors and springs.

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