Optical Installation with Magnifying Lens and Burnt Books
Height: 1.73 m
A striking installation by George Zongolopoulos, featuring a large circular magnifying lens on a metal stand in dialogue with a relief composition of burnt books. The lens continually transforms the appearance of the work, creating distortions and reflections that actively engage the viewer and turn perception into experience.
The burnt library serves as a powerful symbol of memory, knowledge and decay, with its textured surfaces revealing layers of time and loss.
A characteristic example of Zongolopoulos’ investigation into optical perception, the relationship between object and viewer, and the transformation of image within space.