#optic

Jeremy Frey, “Caesura” (2023),

Jeremy Frey is a seventh-generation basket maker who harvests and prepares all his own materials from Maine's forests.

Caesura represents his recent foray into "non-basket" media, using ancestral techniques to explore formal issues of optics and space.

Ash, birch bark, cedar bark, and dye,

Approximately:

Height: 35 inches (88.9 cm)

Width: 35 inches (88.9 cm)

"Flare 40" by Studio Douze Degrés,

Flare is a lighting collection developed by Douze Degrés as part of its research on optics. Inspired by maritime lighthouses, it transforms a simple flame into a luminous signal.

Using an optical lens, the candlelight is captured, amplified, and projected—turning a soft glow into a vibrant beam.

The story of Flare began with an exploration of the visual distortion created by the Fresnel lens. Experimented during a scenography project at 3,600 meters altitude, for a live show at the Sphinx Observatory for Cercle Music.

Anodized Aluminium & Optical Lens, Candle,

Test for telegraph, Sébastien Truchet, 17th century.