Starting in 2018 Eliasson began producing artworks inspired by lens flares – the rings and circles of light that appear in lenses when they are pointed towards the sun or other bright light source. Resulting from the physics of the lens, flares are generally considered undesirable in photography and film. Eliasson, however, transforms these glitches into a central element to be explored in all its aesthetic possibilities. Originating in his long interest in light and refraction, this body of works includes projections as well as dynamic glass wall compositions like this one. Colourful panes of silvered, hand-blown glass are arranged according to the geometrical shapes that result from the flare. The ripples, bubbles, and small irregularities in the hand-blown panes of glass reflect the craftsmanship that has gone into the artwork’s production and lend the shapes a fluid, organic quality. The vibrant composition of overlapping circles and ellipses stretches out in front of a grey background that presents a spiralling vortex flattened into two dimensions.