"During the evening launch, visitors first encountered the work from the sand, where the relationship between geometry and light came into focus. Eight large-scale portals form a rhythmic perspective toward the horizon, and create a corridor that frames the ocean while remaining permeable to the movement of people and shifting daylight. See designboom's complete guide to Miami Art Week 2025 here!"
"Each portal of The Observer Effect is built from stacked geometric volumes, producing Pilar Zeta's arch-like forms with a distinct massing that contrasts the softness of Miami's coastal landscape. The surfaces are coated in an iridescent metallic finish that reacts to Miami's changing conditions, transitioning between muted greys and saturated chromatic tones as the sun moves. This treatment gives the work its atmospheric quality, allowing the structure to register even subtle variations in light."
The Observer Effect is a temporary public installation on the shoreline in front of The Shelborne By Proper in Miami, unveiled December 2, 2025. Eight large-scale metallic portals form a rhythmic corridor that frames the ocean while remaining permeable to pedestrian movement and shifting daylight. Each portal is built from stacked geometric volumes and coated in an iridescent metallic finish that shifts between muted greys and saturated chromatic tones as the sun moves. Reflective surfaces produce shifting color gradients that heighten awareness of spatial relationships and prompt consideration of how looking shapes experience.
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