Physics, Chemistry and Art Combine for Berndnaut Smilde’s Installations
Dutch artist Berndnaut Smilde makes clouds and rainbows for his remarkable installations. The word “make” is key here: he really does create these phenomena thanks to some clever scientific tinkering—whether by making a prism (to then create a rainbow) or by combining water, vapor and smoke machines to conjure a cloud on demand. He then places these unnatural natural beauties in dramatic spaces—including a “gothic church, a hammam in Turkey, or a tile-covered hallway in France.” The results are, unsurprisingly, quite breathtaking. See more at National Geographic.