This work is a further evolution of the original Optical Chandelier (2007), reimagined through the use of tinted lenses. Constructed from more than 4,500 prescription spectacle lenses sourced from discarded frames, the piece transforms objects designed for individual vision into a collective optical organism.

Each lens is meticulously sorted according to its degree of tint, allowing the sphere to develop from the inside outward through a controlled chromatic gradation. The darkest lenses form the dense nucleus at the core, gradually shifting in tone until the outermost layer becomes almost completely clear. This careful arrangement produces a precision-formed sphere that recalls the iconic disco mirror-ball—yet here, rather than reflecting light, the structure refracts it.

As illumination passes through the many layers of lenses, the chandelier generates an intricate optical event. Light bends, splinters, and multiplies, producing a kinetic scattering that moves across surfaces and inhabits the surrounding space. This refracted radiance echoes the energetic dispersal of light from a traditional mirror-ball, but with a more nuanced, atmospheric quality—colour shifts, distortions, and intensities emerge as the viewer changes position.

By assembling thousands of lenses—each once tailored to an individual’s unique way of seeing—the piece becomes a meditation on collective vision, perception, and transformation. The chandelier invites viewers not simply to observe light, but to experience the altered pathways through which it travels, turning discarded personal artifacts into a shared luminous environment.