Gaiascope
Artist: Brooke Einbender, Mindbender Studio
Opening Reception: August 26, 2026
Exhibition on View: August 26 – October 23, 2026
About Gaiascope
Following its presentation during the 2026 World Cup in downtown San José, artist Brooke Einbender, founder of Mindbender Studio, brings Gaiascope to the Telluride community where her journey into immersive art first began.
Created by the Mindbender Studio team, Gaiascope is an interactive public artwork featuring three suspended kaleidoscopic sculptures. Visitors are invited to look inside mirrored chambers where original video art, light, and reflection unfold into immersive worlds of shifting color and pattern.
For the complete illuminated and interactive experience, visit after sunset, when the lights switch on, and Gaiascope comes alive. Interactive pedestals allow visitors to change the colors, patterns, movement, and speed of the visuals within, making every encounter with the artwork unique.
Each presentation of Gaiascope is reimagined for its location through original, site-specific video art. For Telluride, Einbender created a visual tribute to the San Juan Mountains, weaving together imagery ranging from intricate patterns found in aspen leaves and wildflowers to sweeping alpine landscapes, combined with her original virtual reality artwork.
Located in the heart of Heritage Plaza, Gaiascope transforms one of Mountain Village’s central gathering places into a nightly interactive destination. Visitors of all ages are invited to look inside, experiment, and explore.
Free and open to the public, Gaiascope offers a new way to experience the San Juan Mountains through art, technology, light, and play.
Website: www.mindbender-art.com Instagram: @mindbender.art
Mindbender Studio team: Photonic Bliss, Lumenati, Justin Glidewell, Alec Rosen
"Telluride changed the trajectory of my artistic practice. This community has supported my work in so many meaningful ways over the years—from grants and exhibition opportunities to donating reclaimed doors for The Unknown Zone and opening incredible off-grid spaces for artist residencies. Every opportunity helped shape the artist I am today.
Bringing Gaiascope home feels incredibly meaningful because it grew from seeds planted here. I hope it's an artwork that brings people together through our shared love of this place. It's unlike anything that's been exhibited here before, and I hope it's a milestone moment for immersive public art in Mountain Village that opens the door for even more ambitious public art experiences in the future."
— Brooke Einbender of Mindbender Studio, Gaiascope Creator
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