--- title: Using Light To Influence Consciousness description: Explore how contemporary artists use light to delve into consciousness, merging art and science to expand our understanding of human perception and experience. image: https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hubfs/Photons%20Uploaded%20by%20Ivan%20Toth%20Depe%C3%B1a%20(Depe%C3%B1a%20Studio).webp --- [![Logo-CODAworx](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Logo-CODAworx.png?width=82&height=45&name=Logo-CODAworx.png "Logo-CODAworx")](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine) [CODAworx Home](https://codaworx.com) # Using Light To Influence Consciousness [By Toni Sikes](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/author/toni-sikes) 2 min read May 26, 2026 ##### Share - - - - [mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/light-and-consciousness&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/light-and-consciousness&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Photons%20Uploaded%20by%20Ivan%20Toth%20Depe%C3%B1a%20%28Depe%C3%B1a%20Studio%29.webp](mailto:?subject=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/light-and-consciousness&body=Check%20out%20https://knowledge.codaworx.com/codazine/light-and-consciousness&media=https://5964602.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5964602/Photons%20Uploaded%20by%20Ivan%20Toth%20Depe%C3%B1a%20%28Depe%C3%B1a%20Studio%29.webp) Groundbreaking discoveries in neuroscience, quantum physics, and artificial intelligence are forcing us to ask ancient questions in entirely new ways: what is consciousness? Where does it arise? And what does it mean to create work that touches it? At the forefront of these inquiries are artists, designers, architects, and engineers who refuse to work within the boundaries of any single discipline — people who collaborate with scientists as naturally as they collaborate with fabricators, and who treat human perception not merely as an audience, but as the medium itself. Light has always been humanity's most potent symbol of awareness. From the first shaft of sun breaking through a stone temple at solstice, to the aurora's electric curtain across a winter sky — we have understood, in our bones, that light and consciousness are somehow kin. Today, a remarkable group of artists is making that ancient intuition visible and experiential. CODAworx is honored to feature their work: immersive, technically extraordinary, and united by a single ambition — to use light as a direct pathway into the human mind. --- #### *Photon(s)* by Ivan Toth Depena: [![Photons Uploaded by Ivan Toth Depeña (Depeña Studio) 2](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Photons%20Uploaded%20by%20Ivan%20Toth%20Depe%C3%B1a%20(Depe%C3%B1a%20Studio)%202.webp?width=1536&height=1025&name=Photons%20Uploaded%20by%20Ivan%20Toth%20Depe%C3%B1a%20(Depe%C3%B1a%20Studio)%202.webp)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/photons-15088) Located in Charlotte, NCs new Duke Energy Tower, the sculptures of [*Photon(s)*](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/photons-15088) pay tribute to the very essence of light and energy - the photon. --- #### *Point of (No) Return* by TRANSVERSAL Studio: [![Point of (No) Return Uploaded by TRANSVERSAL Studio](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Point%20of%20(No)%20Return%20Uploaded%20by%20TRANSVERSAL%20Studio.jpg?width=1080&height=618&name=Point%20of%20(No)%20Return%20Uploaded%20by%20TRANSVERSAL%20Studio.jpg)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/point-of-no-return-24681) This art project is composed of 180 seamlessly integrated LED tiles. Through light, spatialized sound, and evolving visual states that mirror melting ice and turbulent water, [Point of (No) Return](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/point-of-no-return-24681) provides a moment where the environmental changes become irreversible and our collective consciousness influences its trajectory. --- #### *Beam* by Benjamin Langholz: [![Beam Uploaded by Benjamin Langholz 2](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Beam%20Uploaded%20by%20Benjamin%20Langholz%202.webp?width=2560&height=1707&name=Beam%20Uploaded%20by%20Benjamin%20Langholz%202.webp)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/beam-13335) The artwork isn’t what you see, but what it feels like when walking across it. In [Beam](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/beam-13335), the walking is an invitation to explore the power the mind has over the body. With each step, the consequences of one’s actions become greater, providing the opportunity for a moment of intense consciousness. --- #### *Entreluz* by Omar Gomez Gonzalez: [![ENTRELUZ Uploaded by Omar Gómez González](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ENTRELUZ%20Uploaded%20by%20Omar%20G%C3%B3mez%20Gonz%C3%A1lez.webp?width=3112&height=2107&name=ENTRELUZ%20Uploaded%20by%20Omar%20G%C3%B3mez%20Gonz%C3%A1lez.webp)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/entreluz-12946) *[Entreluz](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/entreluz-12946)* is a retroreflective work that invites the public to intertwine with light thanks to the flash of a camera, the flash goes in the direction of the work and the public, when the light from the flash is reflected with a higher reflection coefficient on the work, suddenly creates a high contrast of luminances perceived by the camera. The work exhibits a contrast of luminance which goes beyond the visible and the invisible, asking what is seeing? And what does seeing have to do with consciousness? --- #### *Suspension* by Hugo Laliberte: [![Suspension Uploaded by Hugo Laliberte](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Suspension%20Uploaded%20by%20Hugo%20Laliberte.png?width=2560&height=1920&name=Suspension%20Uploaded%20by%20Hugo%20Laliberte.png)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/suspension-48) [Suspension](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/suspension-48) is an exploration of the relation between concentrated light (lasers) and water. Using these two natural forces Laliberte set out to find what would happen if he were to bring consciousness to both. --- #### *Infinity Room* by Refik Anadol: [![Infinity Room Uploaded by Refik Anadol Studio LLC](https://knowledge.codaworx.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Infinity%20Room%20Uploaded%20by%20Refik%20Anadol%20Studio%20LLC.jpg?width=1500&height=1000&name=Infinity%20Room%20Uploaded%20by%20Refik%20Anadol%20Studio%20LLC.jpg)](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/infinity-room-5515) [Infinity](https://www.codaworx.com/projects/infinity-room-5515) is an immersive environment to research visual installations of light by using immersion techniques to transform awareness of the physical self – creating a perception of presence in a non-physical world. --- These six artists are not simply decorating space with light. They are choreographing experience — using wavelength, rhythm, reflection, and shadow to guide us toward states of wonder, stillness, and expanded awareness. Their work reminds us that the boundaries between art, science, and the architecture of the mind have always been more porous than we imagined. As our understanding of consciousness continues to deepen, it is artists like these who will help illuminate something essential about what it means to be human. 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