Flying Carpet, 2023

Brazilian artist Rejane Cantoni constructs a mirrored platform composed of hundreds of responsive tiles that tilt in response to air and footsteps. Flying Carpet (2023) floats just above ground level, transforming every breeze and visitor gesture into kinetic shimmer. Each step becomes a dialogue with the ephemeral, a momentary choreography of light and motion. Reflections of sky and people fracture into dazzling mosaics; stability feels like flight. Cantoni’s work merges sensory perception with environmental awareness ― the ground becomes atmosphere. It’s playful yet contemplative, revealing that equilibrium is a conversation between body, surface, and the unseen movements of the world. In this delicate interplay, we are reminded that the most profound connections often emerge not from stillness, but from our subtle, continuous dance with the environment.