Ayşe Emre

Materials: Large Fresnel lenses, gas flame An experiment with fire projections visible even in daylight. The flame’s light bends and fractures through the lens, creating a vivid and constantly shifting image.

Materials: Heated metal plate, water, light source Droplets fall onto a warm metal surface and instantly evaporate. Light reflections reveal the subtle balance between liquid and vapor states.

Materials: Heat source, spotlight, soundscape Heat waves are made visible by illuminating heated materials. An accompanying soundscape enhances the sensory experience. In collaboration with sonologist Lars Floris.

Materials: CRT monitor, Fresnel lens, digital camera A CRT screen is filmed through a Fresnel lens. The resulting feedback loop causes visual distortion, revealing the instability and subjectivity of mechanical vision.

Materials: Fresnel lens, television static A study of how optical lenses distort visual noise, transforming chaotic signals into layered compositions.

Materials: Fresnel lens, campfire, semi-transparent fabrics, printed banner A campfire is projected through a Fresnel lens onto semi-transparent fabrics in the outdoor space of Weelde. The tending of the fire acts as a performative element within the installation. A large banner featuring The Fire Manifesto is included as part of the work.

Materials: Paper, built-in Fresnel lens, UV paint A sensory artist book that plays with light, time, and tactility. Includes UV-reactive pages and a cover that functions as a lens, transforming the book into a projection object.

Materials: Smoke machine, pin spotlight, prisms, glass lenses, light sensor Visitors manipulate a spotlight using lenses and prisms in a smoky, darkened room. The motion of light is translated into music via a sensor, creating a sensory connection between sound and light. In collaboration with Milo Poelman

Materials: Fresnel lens, gas flame, Werkwarenhuis façade Projection of fire onto the façade of the Werkwarenhuis during the Cinemachine festival in ’s-Hertogenbosch. The flame was directed through a Fresnel lens, creating a vivid, continuously shifting image.