Lightwall is an interactive installation that explores perception, presence, and the evolving relationship between humans and responsive technologies.

Developed by artist Rita Sus in collaboration with technologist Zach Rattner and students from California State University, Fullerton, Lightwall integrates kinetic sculpture, custom electronics, and artificial intelligence to create an environment that responds in real time to visitors’ movement and sound. As audiences engage with the installation, shifting light patterns and rotating prisms generate continuously changing visual conditions, positioning the viewer as an active participant in the work.

The project emerged through an interdisciplinary process that brought together artistic research, technical development, and student participation. Attention to process is embedded in the work’s structure, allowing viewers to sense how the system responds as they move. Lightwall remains active throughout the exhibition, adjusting continuously in response to changing conditions within the space.