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# Mirrored Labyrinth Installations
The 'Please Touch the Art' Exhibit is Setup in a Brooklyn Park

By Rebecca Byers | Published 2015-05-29 | Art & Design
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/please-touch-the-art
References: [retaildesignblog.net](http://retaildesignblog.net/2015/05/29/please-touch-the-art-labyrinth-ny-installation-by-jeppe-heine-in-brooklyn-new-york-city/) & [publicartfund.org](http://www.publicartfund.org/view/exhibitions/6071_jeppe_hein_please_touch_the_art)

To be left up for one full year, an immersive exhibit called 'Please Touch the Art' by Danish artist Jeppe Hein has taken over Brooklyn Park Bridge in New York. The interactive exhibition includes a mirrored labyrinth made up of vertically installed stainless steel sheets.

Much of Hein's work is centered around the notion of engaging audiences as active participants. Other works in the sprawling public art exhibition include a piece composed of 16 red benches and a dynamic work that involves "soaring water jets."

Offering a stunning new frame for the Manhattan skyline, the Please Touch the Art exhibition is funded by New York City's Public Art Fund. The exhibition was curated by Nicholas Baume.

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 4.7/10
- Popularity: 60% | Activity: 74% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Gen Z, Gen Alpha, Millennial, Gen X
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

## Categories

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## Key Themes

### What's Driving This Trend

- **Interactive Public Art:** Creating immersive and interactive public art installations to engage and entertain audiences.
- **Mirrored Installations:** Incorporating mirrored surfaces in artistic installations to create visually stunning experiences.
- **Engaging Participatory Art:** Focusing on making art that involves the audience as active participants in the creative process.

### Who This Affects Most

- **Art and Design:** Creating unique and immersive art installations for public spaces, museums, and galleries.
- **Tourism and Hospitality:** Incorporating interactive and visually stunning art installations as a way to attract tourists and enhance the experience of hotel guests.
- **Technology and Innovation:** Exploring new technology and materials to create innovative art installations that engage and captivate audiences.

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