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Caustics are captivating light patterns created by materials bundling or diverting light by refraction or reflection. We know caustics as random side effects, appearing, for example, at the bottom of a swimming pool. In this work we show that it is possible to control caustic patterns to form almost any desired shape by optimizing the geometry of the reflective or refractive surface generating the caustic. We demonstrate how this surprising result offers a new perspective on light control and the use of caustics as an inspiring design element. Several produced prototypes illustrate that physical realizations of such optimized geometry are feasible.
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Outrelumiere Art Exhibition 2017
Rolex Learning Center, EPFL - 2015
Art installation: sol.id
Rolex Learning Center, EPFL - 2015
Caustic exhibition - Nuit des Musées
Rolex Learning Center, EPFL - 2013
PechaKucha Night
Rolex Learning Center, EPFL - 2013
Glass Performance Days
Finland - 2013
Symposium on Advances in Architectural Geometry
Centre Pompidou, Paris - 2012
ACM Transactions on Graphics (Proc. of ACM SIGGRAPH 2014)