Have you ever paid attention to the shadow of objects? Could it have a meaning? At first glance, the shadow of objects may seem meaningless, but we can create a shadow with a special meaning by arranging different objects and shining light from a certain angle. The primary purpose of creating a work of design is to achieve this.

The technique is known as shadow art. And today, you can see works designed with this technique in various exhibitions and galleries around the world.

In the following, we will introduce the work of Saleh Sokhandan, which utilizes the shadow art technique.

Specifications

Name: shadow art

Location: Tehran. Iran. Roya park museum of optical illusion

Client: IF holding

Date of project: 2018

Description

This work is designed in such a way that at first glance, Persian letters are placed on the wall in a disordered and cluttered manner, but when the light source, which is located in a special place, is turned on, they form the shadow of a face-shaped letters on the wall.

If this artwork interests you, this technique opens up numerous possibilities for creating various art pieces. by changing the light source and items we use to form the shadow we can achive lots of combination in form, textures and shapes.