JACKSON, Wyo. — This week, Jackson Hole Public Art brought a unique art experience to town. Pneuhaus’ Compound Camera is an igloo-shaped visual art installation meant to mimic insect vision.
“The Compound Camera is an immersive dome made of 109 inflatable pinhole cameras that each cast a live projection of the surrounding environment,” Pneuhaus posted on a sign next to the dome. “Together they create a stunning tessellated panorama likened to standing inside the eye of a fly. Visitors are encouraged to touch the textile walls to adjust the focal range of the image just as our own eyes relax and contract to focus.”
The Rhode Island-based art collective describes itself as “an art and design studio that
specializes in exuberant transformations of public space. Our immersive sculptures and
environments guide visitors into the universe of their senses and the joys of shared experience. Inspired by physics, biology and craft, our studio’s work incorporates the lessons of nature in both form and function.”
The installation started at Jackson Hole Land Trust’s Greenspace on the Block on Monday, July 17, before moving to the Teton County Library on Tuesday, July 18. The camera is on display at the Center for the Arts near the Art Association’s Multi-Purpose Studio through Friday, July 21, at 3 p.m.
