Mirrors, Mud and Marble

Mysterious metallic mirrors, stacks of imported marble boulders and a 3D-printed mud hut appeared in the California desert in early March, as the biennial outdoor art festival Desert X returned.

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PALM SPRINGS, United States -

The free event, which drew 600,000 visitors in its last edition, sends contemporary art lovers on a treasure hunt to find works scattered across the Coachella Valley, some 160km east of Los Angeles.

French-American artist Sarah Meyohas used intricately curved metallic mirrors to reflect and refract the bright desert sunlight, beaming the words "truth arrives in slanted beams" across the sides of a meandering 120m stucco ribbon.

"Truth is definitely something that's at stake in today's world," she said. "And I try to make art that is not tricking anybody. This isn't a trick. This is the light. And this is true."