Scatteredscapes

SPEKTRA

Scattered Scapes explores the fragmentation and reconstruction of spatial memory through light, reflection, and sound. The work features 81 circular mirrors arranged in a grid, each precisely controlled by a stepper motor. These mirrors act as mnemonic devices, scattering visual information and recomposing it through mechanical motion and generative sound. The system detects the real-time physical state of each mirror and translates this data into an ambient soundscape. As viewers move around the piece—which was once installed in the sacred Chinju-no Mori forest at Muko Shrine in Kyoto—their shifting perspectives influence how the mirrors reflect the surrounding environment. The installation investigates the idea that “seeing” is not a passive act, but one enabled by light as a connector between observer and object. Depending on how the mirrors are positioned, the forest landscape may appear as a coherent panorama or dissolve into scattered fragments. This dynamic visual experience is further deepened by reactive sound, emphasizing how sight is shaped by both external and internal factors. Rather than offering a fixed image, the work continually transforms in response to its environment and its viewers. It raises questions about how perception is shaped by elements such as memory, emotion, and culture. Through this interplay of reflection and refraction, Scattered Scapes invites viewers to reconsider what it means to see—and how what we see is always in flux.