vincent leroy tests his new optical installation lenscape in iceland

lenscape experiments with perception

french artist vincent leroy continues his experiments around the phenomena of perception and tests his new installation lenscape on the scale of icelandic nature. born during a road trip around the island and inspired by the incredible diversity on the landscapes, the optical device was imagined mobile, easily transportable, and quick to install to be tested in different places and lights. after experimenting with it in different environments, it’s in the spectacular iceberg lagoon of fjallsárlón in iceland that the artist has installed his artwork.

general view in front of the iceberg lagoon of fjallsárlón

all images courtesy of vincent leroy

the installation blends with its environment while magnifying it

the installation by vincent leroy is composed of optical mobiles with different geometries and animated with a soft and silent movement. the grazing and shifting light of the midnight sun, the shades of blue and grey of the glacier, the movements of pieces of the iceberg that collapse and drift on the lake, and the lapping and the reflections of the water seem increased by the kaleidoscopic devices.

lenscape acts like a prism through which the landscape becomes a geometric, abstract, and lively composition, evolving to the rhythm of nature. for the artist, the landscape forms an integral part of the artwork and each site– depending on its colors, shapes, lights, textures, etc– interacts in a singular way with the installation and produces a result that is different every time. with this installation, the french artist invites us to contemplate the nature that surrounds us while offering us a different and poetic vision of it.

drifting icebergs, a landscape in perpetual motion

diffraction of light through the installation

the blue shades of the glacier blend with the reflections of light

the kaleidoscopic effect overlaps reality

geometric decomposition of a natural landscape

the midnight sun sets over the installation

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research of configuration

transportation case of the installation

project info:

name: lenscape
artist: vincent leroy

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edited by: yasmina karam | designboom