{"id":13848,"date":"2025-08-27T17:30:45","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:30:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/vincent-leroys-optical-mobile-of-floating-lenses-dances-with-hot-air-balloons-over-cappadocia\/"},"modified":"2025-08-27T17:30:45","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T10:30:45","slug":"vincent-leroys-optical-mobile-of-floating-lenses-dances-with-hot-air-balloons-over-cappadocia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cstc.vn\/blogtsk\/vincent-leroys-optical-mobile-of-floating-lenses-dances-with-hot-air-balloons-over-cappadocia\/","title":{"rendered":"vincent leroy\u2019s optical mobile of floating lenses dances with hot air balloons over cappadocia"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Floating Fresnel Lenses shape a kinetic sculpture by Vincent Leroy<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the valleys of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/architecture-in-turkey\/\">Cappadocia<\/a><\/strong>, French artist <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/vincent-leroy\/\">Vincent Leroy<\/a><\/strong> has <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/interactive-installation\/\">installed<\/a><\/strong> Floating Lenses, a <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/kinetic-installations\/\">kinetic<\/a><\/strong> <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/sculpture\/\">sculpture<\/a><\/strong> that interacts with wind, light, and the surrounding landscape.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The work is composed of concentric Fresnel lenses mounted on a carbon and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/3d-printing\/\">3D printed<\/a><\/strong> frame. Activated by natural air currents, the structure shifts gently, refracting and distorting its environment. As the morning balloons rise across the horizon, their forms appear multiplied, dissolved, and reshaped through the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/glass-art-and-design\/\">lenses<\/a><\/strong>, producing layered visual effects that alter the perception of space.<\/p>\n<p>the lenses float between sky and earth | all images by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/vincentleroy.com\/\">Vincent Leroy Studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wow wow-yellow\">Wind and light become active elements of the kinetic installation<\/h2>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Rather than functioning as a static object, the installation operates as a responsive surface. Each lens reframes fragments of sky and terrain, generating a continuous sequence of visual transformations. The project emphasizes the relationship between movement, optics, and landscape, where technology integrates with natural conditions instead of dominating them.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>With Floating Lenses, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vincentleroy.com\/\">artist<\/a><\/strong> Vincent Leroy extends his investigation into optical devices and kinetic structures, reinterpreting the Fresnel lens beyond its utilitarian origins. The installation highlights the potential of material and environmental forces, such as wind, light, and perspective, to create a spatial experience in constant flux.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>the lenses capture the first rays of the sun<\/p>\n<p>a silent visual choreography<\/p>\n<p>the mobile echoes the morning dance of hot-air balloons in Cappadocia<\/p>\n<p>a natural kaleidoscope in perpetual transformation<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the work generates a spatial experience in constant flux<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>the installation is one with the landscape<\/p>\n<p>\t<!-- CLOSE ARTICLE CONTENT --><\/p>\n<div class=\"fullwidth-image\">\n<div class=\"layout-box\">\n<div class=\"page-content\">\n<p>the sculpture creates a dialogue between movement and optics<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>\t<!-- OPEN ARTICLE CONTENT -->\t<\/p>\n<p>hot air balloons ripple and echo through the lenses, like a drifting mirage<\/p>\n<p>close-up of refracted landscapes through a single lens<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>project info:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>name:<\/strong> Floating Lenses<\/p>\n<p><strong>designer:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/vincentleroy.com\/\">Vincent Leroy<\/a>\u00a0|\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/vincent_leroy_studio\/\">@vincent_leroy_studio<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>location:<\/strong> Cappadocia, Turkey<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>designboom has received this project from our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers-submit\">DIY submissions<\/a>\u00a0feature, where we welcome our readers to submit their own work for publication. see more project submissions from our readers\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/readers\/\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>edited by: christina vergopoulou | designboom<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/art\/vincent-leroy-optical-mobile-floating-lenses-hot-air-balloons-cappadocia-08-27-2025\/\">vincent leroy\u2019s optical mobile of floating lenses dances with hot air balloons over cappadocia<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/\">designboom | architecture &amp; design magazine<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Floating Fresnel Lenses shape a kinetic sculpture by Vincent Leroy \u00a0 In the valleys of Cappadocia, French artist Vincent Leroy has installed Floating Lenses, a kinetic sculpture that interacts with wind, light, and the surrounding &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[142],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v16.7 - 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