Geoffrey Hicks is an installation artist exploring light, environment, and perception. His work uses light to change how people experience a space, encouraging awareness of movement, atmosphere, and place.

Working with light, motion, and responsive systems, Hicks creates installations that range from quiet and contemplative to large-scale public works. Many of his projects invite participation, allowing people’s presence or movement to influence how the work is experienced.

A central focus of his practice is treating light as a material. Rather than serving as decoration, light is used to shape atmosphere, highlight architectural features, and create subtle shifts over time. Changes in brightness, rhythm, and movement allow each installation to evolve as people move through it.

Much of Hicks’s work is site-specific, developed in response to the physical and cultural context of a location. He aims to create installations that feel connected to their surroundings and to how a space is used, rather than imposed upon it.

In addition to his independent art practice, Hicks is the founder and creative director of OptArt LLC (optical.art), a creative technology studio that supports the technical development and production of complex, light-based installations for public and architectural environments. This studio work allows him to realize ambitious projects while maintaining an artist-led approach.