SHAPES made from LIGHT, SMOKE, and A lot OF MIRRORS

part lightshow, part art piece, part exploratory technology, Light barrier (third edition) by South Korean duo [Kimchi and Chips] crafts a visual and aural experience of ephemeral light structures using projectors, mirrors, and a light fog.

Presently installed at the ACT center of Asia culture complex in Gwangju, South Korea, Light barrier co-ordinates eight projectors, directing their light onto a concave cluster of 630 mirrors. As a result, an astounding 16 million ‘pixel beams’ of refocused light simulate shapes above the array.  The range itself was developed in simulation using an algorithm which — with subtle adjustments to each mirror — “grew” the display so as to line up the reflecting vectors. Upon setup, final calibration of the display used Rulr to treat each ‘pixel beam’ as a ray in 3D space to guarantee image accuracy once the show began. check out a preview after the break!

Amazing shapes for now, stunning true-to-life films down the road? One wonders if we will see theaters full of smoke and mirrors — involving only minimal deception alongside suspension of disbelief — like this in the future.

Or, you can just build it in your garage best now.

[Via Colossal and  creative Applications Network]