8' in diameter
concept renderings

HyperSphere is a 3 foot diameter ball made of molded transparent mirror acrylic panels, forming what is essentially a spherical infinity mirror. The sphere is suspended Inside an 8 foot diameter superstructure made of laser cut steel.

Inside the sphere appear to be two objects. I call them the “light object” and the “shadow object.” The light object has physical substance — a polyhedron called a rhombic hexecontahedron made from 120 LED filaments (those found in most LED light bulbs). 20 thin cables spooled onto 20 stepper motors are attached to the light object, allowing it to travel to any location within the sphere. As the light object traverses a circular orbit, the reflective properties of the curved mirror panels give birth to a sort of twin…

Essentially a reflection of the light object, the “shadow object” exists at the same intensity, and orbits the center of the sphere opposite the light object, but it behaves much more strangely than a simple reflection. It takes on an infinite number of appearances based on the location of the light object and the position of the viewer — mutating and contorting in very surprising ways — almost taking on a 4th dimensional-like appearance.