Parade is an interactive art installation conceived by ceramicist Laurent Craste and digital agency Dpt. for the Chromatic festival in Montreal. At first glance the piece looks rather mundane: two misshapen porcelain vases sit atop a pedestal inside a wood cube, lit from above by an industrial light. But move the light and suddenly the magic happens as shadows projected from the vases animate to life. What a fun piece.

Update: Of course, things like this are never as simple as they appear. Dpt. explains further that the animated “shadows” are coming from a hidden projector that tracks the movements of the faux light source. We’ve been tricked! But I suppose that’s kind of the point.