Artist Andy Vogt’s magic mirror. 

Ever Diametric marks a striking departure from San Francisco artist Andy Vogt’s usual material of choice—wood lath—yet it stays rooted in his signature approach: two-dimensional surfaces that suggest spatial depth.

This sculptural light piece features a 3/8-inch thick acrylic mirror mounted perpendicular to the wall, like a sconce, and illuminated by a focused spotlight. Vogt has meticulously cut away sections of the mirror’s reflective film to create a crisp geometric pattern. When lit, the beam is both reflected by the mirror and transmitted through the cutout bits, casting twin effects onto the wall: a bright highlight and a shadow. These opposing forms—mirror images of each other—always take the shape of a stylized arrowhead.

“I created Ever Diametric during my residency at the Headlands Center for the Arts,” Vogt says. “It was a period where I began experimenting deeply with light as both material and subject.” Completed in 2010, Ever Diametric became one of the first works in what would evolve into his ongoing Drawing with Light series—an exploration of mirrors, lenses, and sunlight across installation, sculpture, and photogram.

A maquette of Ever Diametric was recently included in a group show co-curated by architect Anand Sheth for Re: Riddle gallery at the Minnesota Street Project. Custom installations are available through the artist or gallery starting at $8,000, plus lighting and electrical costs. andyvogt.com, reriddle.com

Photos courtesy of Andy Vogt