Ice Dreams

I am totally mesmerized by this light installation by artist Kiki Smith and architect Lebbeus Woods for the Snow Show in Finland. The glowing lights emanating from underneath the thick ice are surreal. Strange illuminated patterns from the frozen surface intersect shadowy figures to create an incredible winter vision.

The artists used fiber optic lighting buried deep under the ice in the extreme cold of the Finnish winter to achieve this eerie effect. They take advantage of the ability of the ice to diffuse light. Wish I could have been out there to see it in person.