Infinity Mirror Room Fireflies On Water

And 150 small lights hanging from the ceiling.

Infinity mirror room fireflies on water.

So it s not surprising that ahead of her upcoming retrospective at the whitney museum of american art the famous japanese contemporary artist is showing a new dotted light installation titled fireflies on the water built inside a small room with mirrors on all sides the exhibit consists of 150 miniscule lights suspended over a small pool. Having recently shown infinity mirror room her similarly constructed installation series at the tate modern the octogenarian is following up by installing fireflies on the water in a retrospective exhibition at the whitney museum of american art. Infinity mirror room fireflies on the water by yayoi kusama part of the eldorama show at the tri postal of lille during the lille3000 eldorado series of shows on may 02 2019 in lille france. This particular infinity mirror room was created by yayoi kusama in 2002.

It is a fully enclosed room where one person is allowed inside at a time. Fireflies on the water speaks to kusama s ongoing investigation into the relationship between ourselves the space that we occupy and the ungraspable concept of infinity. This installation was first introduced in 2002 and has gone on to show in different venues over the years. Fireflies on the water is a room sized installation that is meant to be viewed in solitude one person at a time.

The whole piece is stunning and impressive. A pool of water in the center of the space into which a dock like viewing platform protrudes. It consists of a small darkened room lined with mirrors on all sides. A million rainbows dancing across the room.

Fireflies on the water is an art exhibit that is currently located at the toledo museum of art in toledo ohio until june 28th 2020. But only for 60 seconds. Visitors will be allowed to take part in this site specific installation that utilizes lights and mirrors to transport viewers to a space that seems endlessly expansive.