If you find yourself in Washington, DC in the upcoming month, a spectacle of light, color, and form finds a temporary home in Georgetown Waterfront Park. Designed specifically for the park, New York-based architecture and design office Hou de Sosa creates a mesmerizing installation that provides a kaleidoscope effect. With the design process occurring in three phases, the duo uses a single box celluated by prisms starting from a center point to mimic the contextual features of the area. This technique allows for an array of perspectives that passersby can experience.

Appropriately named, Prismatic is an experience that allows for the public to immerse and explore within the multi-angular form. Using a moiré effect, the sculpture consists of iridescent cords woven through steel lattice. The gaps between the polychromatic cords are the key to creating this dynamic visual effect. Using the foreground as a contributing factor to the piece, visitors are able to walk around the installation and view the framed form in a variation of perspectives. 

According to Hou de Sousa, by gazing at the piece in various perspectives the patterns in the background and foreground blend together to create a perception of static surfaces. As a result, the form creates a continuous convergence and delamination with the surrounding background that perceives appearance of motion. 

Featured until mid-January, Prismatic is a beautiful display of perspectives working with the existing pathways and contextual features of the park. Nancy Hou and Josh de Sousa, of Hou de Sousa, artfully craft a design that is a must see.