Wayfinder’s Lantern is a walk-in light sculpture in the form of a fish, designed to invite introspection, transformation, and wonder. Slated for a debut in August, the piece proposes an adaptable indoor installation that merges natural materials, programmed light, and optical interactivity.

Visitors enter the sculpture through a curtained mouth and step inside a glowing, dreamlike space built from a tension-formed rattan frame, translucent Japanese paper, and internal LED lighting. Hanging prisms, magnifying lenses, found objects, and mirrored surfaces offer the opportunity to shift perspectives inside—symbolizing the inner journey of finding one’s way.

The lighting system uses programmable LEDs to create ambient, rhythmic illumination sequences that shift in color and intensity—evoking bioluminescence, breath, and emotional flow. The concept is fully modular and scalable, engineered for flat-pack transport and quick on-site assembly in a variety of indoor environments.

Highlights:

- Walk-in sculptural fish form made from rattan and paper
- Interactive optical elements: prisms, magnifiers, mirrors
- Programmed LED lighting designed for indoor adaptability
- Modular, flat-pack design submitted to Under the Mountain open call