This relatively early work by Soto, made while he was working in Paris, tells you a lot about where he’s going. The striped transparent planes jut forward from the support to create a three-dimensional construction. When you walk in front of it, adding motion to the equation, these planes seem to vibrate optically. Soto kept exploring ideas like these: how could you create a sensorially rich environment to be activated by the viewer?

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