WATSON

2008
polarized light box

Watson is a light box with two perceivable surfaces. While the first surface is luminous, the second is one of opacity and ornament, visible only by peering through a polarized loupe. Different patterns emerge from the intentional rearrangement of ornamental elements. In this way, those "peering" share a dynamic experience that is invisible to the rest of the visitors, who can be brought into the interaction by peering themselves.

This project was a part of 18% Gray: Experiments in Editing Light at the Fabbrica del Vapore at the Salone del Mobile 2008 in Milan, and has been published in Domus and Elle Decor Italia.

photography by james prinz
special thanks to george nune, michael newton and jim termeer