Chris Levine is a Canadian artist best known for his multimedia pieces which incorporate light installations, photography, music, and fashion. In one his most famous works Lightness of Being (2004), Levine captures a spiritual portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, who appears to be emanating light while in a meditative trance. To produce this work the artist employed a high-resolution digital camera, which moved on a 360 degree track around the sitter, shooting 200 images within seconds. “Light is intrinsic to the way we perceive reality and by working with it, particularly with laser as a very pure form of light, I do get the sense of tuning into a deeper realm of awareness,” he has mused. “It’s innate within us but somehow...