Seeing Through Light

We went to the exhibition Seeing Through Light: Selections from the Guggenheim Abu Dhabi Collection at Manarat Al Saadiyat.

The final room is the best. The Japanese artist Yayoi Kusama’s Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life is an edition of three works from 2011. The mirror-panelled room has water covering the floor with only a small pathway to walk on, and from the ceiling hang dozens of handblown acrylic balls lit with LED lights. The glittering installation is inspired by Kusama’s battle with mental illness, psychosis and schizophrenia, and is representative of “all the millions of souls that make up the world”. Standing somewhat bedazzled in the centre of the room, it feels like you are at the centre of the universe.