Ok. Let’s not freak out. Let’s take it easy…just slowly.. OH MY GOD. Are you kidding me? These installations were made with a permanent marker?! Impossible. Well, not really. Cologne-based artist Heike Weber was able to pull it off, and as you can see in the images above, she is quite good at it.

These labour intensive installations transform an otherwise plain room into a series of flowing rivers of energy. The walls, the floor, everything seems to come to life with the magic of her marker. If you stare long enough you can almost see the room breathing. A mix of optical illusion, illustration, and zen-like gardens. I find this type of work to be very meditative, if you think about each stroke, each pattern, you really get transported to a whole ‘nother world. A beautiful one.

Heike Weber has pushed the boundaries of creativity by taking a disposable everyday object like a permanent marker, and has turned it into a powerful tool of renewal. Isn’t her work incredibly serene and hypnotic? Wish I could see it in person!

Art: Heike Weber
Top photos (red): Tomas Soucek
Via: Designboom