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
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
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
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.