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Nature 424, 726 (14 August 2003) | doi:10.1038/424726b

Art: Seeing the light

David Cyranoski

Light may be the life force of fine art, but light itself takes centre stage in Hiro Yamagata's imposing exhibition in the Japanese seaport of Yokohama.In a display co-hosted by NASA, a pair of 20-metre cubes covered with holographic panels (right) make art out of sunlight, refracting its beams to shower coloured rays over surrounding buildings.