Pulsing Pillars (2023) – Unreal Engine 5 Art Experiment

Pulsing Pillars is a media art experiment created in Unreal Engine 5, set in the depths of a shadowy forest. The installation transforms the darkness into a scene of surreal wonder, where nature meets the extraterrestrial in a glowing dance of light and reflection.

Three pillars rise from the forest floor, their surfaces pulsating with radiant energy. Light travels upward through each pillar in mesmerizing waves, resembling an electric charge building in intensity. The pillars emit an ethereal glow that pierces the darkness, illuminating the surrounding trees and creating shifting patterns of light and shadow that seem alive.

Suspended between the pillars floats a metallic, mirror-like sphere, its surface reflecting the glowing pillars and the darkened forest around it. The sphere becomes a visual focal point, capturing and distorting its luminous surroundings into a fragmented, otherworldly vision. The interplay of light, movement, and reflection creates a hypnotic atmosphere, drawing the viewer into an experience both alien and reverent.

The three pillars, embodying the concept of trinity, evoke balance and connection, while the sphere at their center represents unity and the unknown. Together, they suggest a conduit for energy or a momentary portal between dimensions—a fleeting glimpse of something beyond human comprehension.

As the light fades and the pulsations cease, the forest is once again consumed by silence and darkness, as if the pillars were never there. Pulsing Pillars invites contemplation of the mystical and the transient, capturing the imagination with its blend of natural forms, technological precision, and the enduring mystery of the night.