Flashes of colour pierce the darkness, transforming static surfaces into breathtaking canvases. Walls and floors once bare surrender to this profusion of patterns that shift across them seamlessly.
This is the work of 33-year-old Abdul Shakir Abu Samah, who uses light to create illusions that look like they have a life of their own.
Known as projection or light mapping, this technique casts images or videos onto surfaces, transforming everyday objects and spaces into dynamic, immersive experiences through the fusion of light and sound.
Related techniques, such as paint mapping, allow artists to weave movement onto static designs. When paired with motion sensors, the work is rendered fully interactive.
At Galeri Filamen at Muzium Telekom in Kuala Lumpur, dreams seemingly become reality as Shakir plays with colours in countless combinations.
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