Ocean and Sky
April 16th - 21st, 2024
Forteleoni Gallery, Milan, IT
Waterwise
May 18th, 2024
California Botanic Garden, Claremont, CA
Forteleoni Gallery presents Ocean and Sky, a solo exhibition by California-based artist Lachlan Turczan during Salone del Mobile 2024. The exhibition fills the gallery’s windows with works from Turczan’s Veil series.
By day, ink-black pools of water vibrate with infrasonic frequencies, forming liquid sculptures that shift perception through changing rhythmic patterns.
At night, columns of light appear to hover above the pools as mist drifts through them, revealing swirling air currents while the cymatic wave patterns in the water scatter light into intricate reflections.
The California Botanic Garden’s Waterwise Festival is a cherished community event dedicated to promoting sustainable landscaping practices, celebrating California native plants, and educating attendees on how individual actions can contribute to watershed health.
We installed Seism in the Cultivar Garden’s reflecting pool, transforming this body of water into a mesmerizing network of dancing waves. Seism recalls the tectonic movements and vibrations of the Earth beneath our feet.
Art in Resonance
March 25th - May 17th, 2024
Peninsula Hotel, Hong Kong
On 25 March 2024, The Peninsula Hotels relaunched its global art program Art in Resonance at the flagship The Peninsula Hong Kong during Art Basel Hong Kong, presenting newly commissioned works by Elise Morin, Kingsley Ng, Lachlan Turczan, and Saya Woolfalk.
Turczan’s Harmonic Resonance features a 1.6-meter parabolic mirror enclosing a shallow pool of water, where infrasonic tones generate shifting wave patterns that shape reflected light. The work reflects the artist’s guiding principle: sound shapes water, and water shapes light.
Frequency Studies
January 23rd - March 8th, 2024
Kodo Hotel & Cafe, Los Angeles
Building on his early studies of water vibration (cymatics), Lachlan Turczan’s Frequency Studies explores resonance in light and color. The exhibition includes Tidal Resonance, a 5-foot stainless steel vessel where oscillating tones transform water into wave patterns, the watercolor series Twenty-Two Twilights examining subtle shifts in twilight color, and Annular Optic, a parabolic ring that produces changing bands of light depending on viewing position. Together, the works investigate how oscillation can activate materials and reshape perception.
