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New York artist Devorah Sperber has always been fascinated by the science behind vision, curious to understand how viewers experience her artwork. “As a visual artist,” she says, “I cannot think of a topic more stimulating and yet so basic than the act of seeing.” To explore the process of sight, Sperber recreates famous works of art out of pixelated abstract sculptures.

Sperber begins by deconstructing an image into pixels, then reassembles it using reels of coloured thread to represent each pixel. These are strung together to form a huge sculpture and the entire ensemble is then hung upside down,…