You turn left into an open room, brighter than the hallway but still dimly lit. The walls are covered from the floor to the structural ceiling beams in the same wood cladding you were treading moments before. But that observation comes later, as your head immediately swivels left, eyes trained on two transparent boxes that appear to be glowing.<\/p>\n Scrunching down to eye level with the bright, rectangular beacons, you see\u2026salt? Or what looks like the granules, but holographic, without substance. They seem to be falling, some more steadily like misty rain but disrupted by darting grainy streams whizzing aimlessly in the confines, disappearing split seconds after appearing over and over.<\/p>\n \u201cThe cloud chambers are scientific devices that are designed to let you see air particles that we normally can\u2019t see with the naked eye,\u201d explains Wall, Compound\u2019s exhibition coordinator.<\/p>\n Scientists from NASA\u2019s Jet Propulsion Laboratory assisted Kaino in crafting the cloud chambers, sculptures that are emblematic of the LA-based multimedia artist\u2019s fascination for science and obsession with illusion, the latter a skill he studied for over a decade that awarded him a membership at the exclusive Magic Castle.<\/p>\n The base of the cloud chamber is charged with a layer of frozen isopropyl alcohol. When immersed in the evaporating mist, onlookers can see the grain-like manifestations of the neurons, protons, muons and alpha particles swirling inside.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s mesmerizing,\u201d said Hiroko Kusano, Compound\u2019s Chief Operation Officer.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/Tidepools-Install-Josh-White-1110x732.png\")