Shared Joy Kaleidoscope
Traditionally, a kaleidoscope is an object for a single viewer. This work reverses that principle. Instead of being experienced individually, its ever-changing image becomes a shared moment that can be observed by everyone gathered around it.
Inside the kaleidoscope are fragments created for the Nocturno Festival: the Akropola logo, an oak leaf inspired by the oldest tree in Zechenters Park, and small geometric shapes introduced as playful elements of joy. With every turn, these fragments form a unique composition that will never appear in exactly the same way again, reflecting the fleeting nature of both images and life itself.
The work invites visitors to pause and experience these ephemeral transformations together. What was once a private act of looking becomes a shared ritual, reminding us that joy grows when it is experienced collectively.
Pieces of joy
Inside the kaleidoscope were elements of joy and reminiscent of the Zechenter Garden itself - an oak leaf, the oldest tree in the park, and the logo of Akropola, which organized the event.
The construction
A real kaleidoscope
Custom inside “sparks“
Logitech webcam
Glow-in-the-dark stickers
Pool noodles for fixing the position of parts
Box with a drilled hole
