Pilar Zeta's The Observer Effect at The Shelborne by Proper
Enter into the contemplative and mystical world of Mexico City-based Aregntinian artist Pilar Zeta at her latest monumental installation, The Observer Effect. Presented by The Shelborne By Proper, and an off-site project of Art Basel Miami Beach, the hulking iridescent sculpture invites visitors to enter a field of portals that fuse the self, nature and architectural space. Inspired by ancient temples, the geometric installation is composed of eight large-scale metallic structures of repeating columns, arches and spheres that create ritual passageways and an interplay of shadow and light. The skin of the artwork, finished in post-industrial automotive car paint, refracts the light waves of the sun and ocean, creating a luminous, rainbow-like sheen in an ever-changing chromatic prism. The Observer Effect is free to visit and open to the public daily from sunrise to sunset.