kinetic cloud's floating lenses by vincent leroy deform louvre's facade

Vincent Leroy’s Lens Cloud playfully interacts with the Louvre

French artist Vincent Leroy introduces Lens Cloud, a subtle transformation of electronic device lenses into a kinetic cloud within the Louvre courtyard in Paris. Composed of optical lenses similar to those found in projectors and electronic devices, the installation forms a transparent and mobile constellation. The magnifying glasses move gracefully, intertwining, overlapping, and ‘multiplying,’ creating a slow and spectacular undulation. The Lens Cloud challenges perception and engages with its environment while interacting with the architectural elements around it.

all images and video courtesy of © Vincent Leroy Studio

optical lenses intertwine to create the mobile constellation

From specific vantage points, the installation harmonizes with the surroundings, blending into the building’s glass and stones. Transparent discs catch and reflect natural light, responding to the hues of the Parisian winter sky. Alternately, when viewed from different angles, the constellation of magnifying glasses refracts and transforms the architecture into a kaleidoscopic and poetic vision, extending Leroy‘s exploration in the realm of lens-based installations.

Vincent Leroy unveils Lens Cloud, an installation made of electronic device lenses in the Louvre courtyard

optical lenses create a transparent and mobile constellation, a kinetic installation

Lens Cloud challenges perception, engaging with its surroundings and interacting with the architectural elements

magnifying glasses intertwine, overlap, and multiply, resulting in a slow and spectacular undulation

viewed from different angles, the setting refracts creating a kaleidoscopic architectural sequence

Lens Cloud extends Vincent Leroy’s exploration of lens-based installations, adding a new poetic dimension

project info:

name: Lens Cloud
designer: Vincent Leroy Studio | @vincent_leroy_studio

location: Louvre, Paris, France

photography and video: Vincent Leroy Studio

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edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom