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The Visually Warped Rooms of Peter Kogler

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The Visually Warped Rooms of Peter Kogler

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

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