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The Visually Warped Rooms of Peter Kogler

Austrian artist Peter Kogler has been creating some of the most visually warped, mind-bending rooms for over 30 years now. He doesn’t just stick to the walls – he covers the floors and ceilings too and completely envelops the viewer with his hypnotizing patterns. They’re dizzying enough just looking at the images so I can’t imagine what it’s like to walk into one of these spaces in person. How long do you think you could last in one of these rooms and remain completely sane?

Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, 2014 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

Galerie im Taxispalais, Innsbruck, 2014 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

Art Brussels 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

Art Brussels 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

Art Brussels 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

Art Brussels 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

Sigmund Freud Museum, Schauraum, Wien, 2015 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

Sigmund Freud Museum, Schauraum, Wien, 2015 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

Sigmund Freud Museum, Schauraum, Wien, 2015 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

Sigmund Freud Museum, Schauraum, Wien, 2015 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

ING Art Center, Brussels, 2016 \\\ Photo by Vincent Everarts

Ich ist eine Ego-Maschine, ERES Stiftung, München, 2016 \\\ Sound composition and production: Franz Pomassl

Ich ist eine Ego-Maschine, ERES Stiftung, München, 2016 \\\ Sound composition and production: Franz Pomassl

Ich ist eine Ego-Maschine, ERES Stiftung, München, 2016 \\\ Sound composition and production: Franz Pomassl

Ich ist eine Ego-Maschine, ERES Stiftung, München, 2016 \\\ Sound composition and production: Franz Pomassl

MSU, museum of contemporary art Zagreb, 2014 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

MSU, museum of contemporary art Zagreb, 2014 \\\ Photo by Atelier Kogler

H/t: Colossal

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.