Untitled (Lens) (detail), 2023, Helen Pashgian. Cast urethane. Courtesy of the artist. © Helen Pashgian. Photo by Fredrik Nilsen Untitled (Lens) (detail), 2023, Helen Pashgian. Cast urethane. Courtesy of the artist. © Helen Pashgian. Photo by Fredrik Nilsen

Helen Pashgian’s Untitled (Lens) challenges human perception. The feelings evoked by this meditative sculpture and light installation could be likened to those inspired by medieval sacred spaces that, like Pashgian’s work, use light to take the viewer utterly beyond the outside world, energizing and focusing the mind, and creating transformative experiences.

This installation is part of the exhibition Lumen: The Art and Science of Light.

This exhibition is presented in English and Spanish. Esta exhibición se presenta en inglés y en español.

Southern California’s landmark arts event, PST ART, returns in September 2024, presenting more than 60 exhibitions from organizations across the region exploring the intersections of art and science, both past and present. PST ART is presented by Getty. For more information about PST ART: Art & Science Collide, please visit pst.art

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Lumen: The Art and Science of Light, 800–1600

Edited by Kristen Collins and Nancy K. Turner

Sumptuously illustrated with dazzling objects, this publication explores the ways art and science worked hand in hand in the Middle Ages and Renaissance.

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