Promotion: Danish eyewear brand Lindberg has presented a site-specific installation for the Armory Show in New York City, created with Italian artist Fabrizio Corneli.
Called Enigma of Vision, the minimalist installation opened on 24 September as part of the city's annual Armory Show of contemporary art.
Lindberg, which distinguishes itself from other eyewear brands through its sharp, architectural approach to design, commissioned Corneli to design the site-specific work for the exhibition.
Enigma of Vision presents two interconnected artworks by Corneli, whose portfolio of site-specific pieces is defined by experiments with light and shadow.
The first is Seed, a sculpture featuring a concealed light source. When visitors interact with the sculpture, it reveals an image of the globe.
Lindberg explained that the piece encourages visitors to reflect on humanity's connected future through the interplay of space, form and light.
The second artwork is called Eyecatcher. This piece centres on a selection of Lindberg's most recognisable glasses, transforming the frames into sources of striking shadows, which are a familiar motif in Corneli's work.
Together, both pieces express Lindberg's philosophy of stripping away design to its essential parts, while also exploring how perception is shaped equally by what we see and "what remains hidden".
Since 1986, Lindberg has been producing lightweight glasses in materials like titanium and wood, without the need for screws or rivets.
The brand has since ventured into the art world and has been an active participant in the industry since 1986.
Lindberg was first present at the Armory Show in 2024, when it collaborated with American photography and sculpture artist Letha Wilson.
Last year, Brooklyn-based artist Yuko Nishikawa created a Lindberg installation of delicate sculptural mobiles for the show.
The brand considers Enigma of Vision to be a progression of Lindberg's commitment to the arts.
"Lindberg's collaboration with Corneli is a natural extension of the brand's design philosophy, where technical mastery and artistic expression converge to challenge perception and reveal beauty through simplicity," said the founder, president, and CEO of Kering Eyewear, which owns Lindberg, Roberto Vedovotto.
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