Sky High
Upon entering the atrium one can't help but look up to see Science Museum Oklahoma's newest installation, Dichroic Waves, a work of 190 acrylic louvers by New York-based artist Geoffrey Hicks that shifts color and appearance with the light and the viewer's perspective.
UPON ENTERING THE atrium one can’t help but look up to see Science Museum Oklahoma’s newest art installation, Dichroic Waves, seemingly afloat in the air. Conceived by New York–based artist Geoffrey Hicks, Dichroic Waves is a work of 190 individual acrylic louvers of varying lengths, suspended from the ceiling.
As sunlight strikes the rotating, computer-controlled louvers—covered in a dichroic film that reflects and refracts the visible light spectrum—the piece seems to change in color and appearance based on the viewer’s perspective, like a kaleidoscope.
Hicks’ work has a focus on interactive experiences, manipulated light, and digital technology.
Installed in late 2022, Dichroic Waves is an excellent example of the relationship between art and science, says Alyson Atchison, director of smART Space, the art gallery on the museum’s second floor. “It’s just gorgeous.”
Dichroic Waves will be on display at Science Museum Oklahoma in Oklahoma City through December 2024. sciencemuseumok.org