aciiid (2022) by Haiiileen continues her exploration into synesthetic abstraction, where light and reflection merge into living color. This one-of-one, hand-painted glass sculpture embodies the energy of transformation through material experimentation—an acidic spectrum of movement, emotion, and perception.
Title: aciiid (2022)
- Artist: Haiiileen (Aileen Quintana)
- Medium: Glass, mirror, UV resin, specialty paint
- Dimensions: 36” diameter
- Edition: 1/1 hand-painted mirror with 3D surface detailing
- Year: 2022
Description
In aciiid, Haiiileen transforms a mirrored glass surface into a fluid vortex of neon pigment and refracted light. The 3D hand-finished texture interacts with ambient light to create a holographic illusion, evoking the sensation of a ripple caught mid-motion.
The piece balances intensity and serenity, representing the artist’s continual fascination with color vibration and perceptual distortion. The layered UV resin and paint mimic the viscosity of liquid light—an alchemical expression of sound frequencies translated into form through her synesthetic process.
Conceptual Framework
- Material Alchemy: The fusion of glass, resin, and reflective pigment produces a new visual state—part solid, part liquid.
- Synesthetic Translation: Inspired by Haiiileen’s ability to see sound, the color gradients manifest emotional resonance in tangible form.
- Perceptual Depth: The convex shape and layered transparency invite the viewer to move around the work, experiencing dynamic chromatic shifts.
- Post-Digital Craft: While technologically inspired, the work remains distinctly human—each gesture and ripple formed by hand.
Artist Reflection
“Color is emotion, and light is language. With aciiid, I wanted to capture the pulse of transformation—the moment when matter starts to vibrate into energy.”
Archival Significance
- Created during Haiiileen’s “aciiid” era, bridging her early installations with her evolving fine art practice.
- Marks a turning point toward sculptural minimalism fused with synesthetic maximalism.
- Exhibited as part of her ongoing exploration of light as medium, sound as structure, and perception as material.
- Continues the evolution of the Aura Mirror and Illfinity concepts, reinterpreted through dimensional design.
Archival ID: H2022-ACIIID36
Artist Reflection Quote
“Every reflection carries a frequency. aciiid is about finding harmony inside distortion.”