diff --git a/app/app.vue b/app/app.vue
index 8f62b8b..8dd09d3 100644
--- a/app/app.vue
+++ b/app/app.vue
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 <template>
-  <NuxtPage />
+  <UApp>
+    <NuxtPage />
+  </UApp>
 </template>
diff --git a/app/components/GalleryModal.vue b/app/components/GalleryModal.vue
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b77a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/components/GalleryModal.vue
@@ -0,0 +1,99 @@
+<script setup lang="ts">
+type ImageMetadata = {
+  url: string;
+  date: string;
+  camera: string;
+  lens: string;
+  settings?: {
+    aperture?: string;
+    shutter?: string;
+    iso?: string;
+    focalLength?: string;
+  };
+};
+
+const props = defineProps<{
+  images: ImageMetadata[];
+  initialIndex: number;
+}>();
+
+const emit = defineEmits<{ close: [] }>();
+
+const currentIndex = ref(props.initialIndex);
+</script>
+
+<template>
+  <UModal fullscreen :ui="{ body: 'bg-black', header: 'hidden' }">
+    <template #body>
+      <div
+        class="relative w-full h-full flex flex-col items-center justify-center"
+      >
+        <UButton
+          icon="i-lucide-x"
+          color="neutral"
+          variant="link"
+          size="xl"
+          class="absolute top-4 right-4 z-10"
+          aria-label="Close modal"
+          @click="emit('close')"
+        />
+
+        <UCarousel
+          v-slot="{ item }"
+          :items="images"
+          :ui="{
+            item: 'flex-shrink-0 flex flex-col items-center justify-center select-none',
+          }"
+          arrows
+          :prev="{
+            variant: 'link',
+            icon: 'i-lucide-chevron-left',
+            class: 'left-4!',
+            ui: { leadingIcon: 'size-8' },
+          }"
+          :next="{
+            variant: 'link',
+            icon: 'i-lucide-chevron-right',
+            class: 'right-4!',
+            ui: { leadingIcon: 'size-8' },
+          }"
+          class="w-full h-full mt-10"
+          @select="(index) => (currentIndex = index)"
+        >
+          <img
+            :src="item.url"
+            class="max-w-[90vw] h-[80vh] object-contain rounded-sm"
+          />
+
+          <!-- metadata -->
+          <div
+            class="bg-black px-4 py-2 text-sm font-mono text-white flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-2"
+          >
+            <span>{{ item.date }}</span>
+            <span class="text-white/50">|</span>
+            <span>{{ item.camera }}</span>
+            <span class="text-white/50">|</span>
+            <span>{{ item.lens }}</span>
+            <template v-if="item.settings">
+              <span class="text-white/50">|</span>
+              <span v-if="item.settings.aperture">{{
+                item.settings.aperture
+              }}</span>
+              <span v-if="item.settings.shutter">{{
+                item.settings.shutter
+              }}</span>
+              <span v-if="item.settings.iso">ISO {{ item.settings.iso }}</span>
+              <span v-if="item.settings.focalLength">{{
+                item.settings.focalLength
+              }}</span>
+            </template>
+          </div>
+        </UCarousel>
+
+        <div class="text-white/70 text-sm">
+          {{ currentIndex + 1 }} / {{ images.length }}
+        </div>
+      </div>
+    </template>
+  </UModal>
+</template>
diff --git a/app/pages/gallery.vue b/app/pages/gallery.vue
index 5ee1197..bbf7c6a 100644
--- a/app/pages/gallery.vue
+++ b/app/pages/gallery.vue
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 <script setup lang="ts">
+import { LazyGalleryModal } from "#components";
+
 type ImageMetadata = {
   url: string;
   date: string;
@@ -148,10 +150,6 @@ const images: ImageMetadata[] = [
 ];
 
 const columnCount = ref(3);
-const isModalOpen = ref(false);
-const currentImageIndex = ref(0);
-
-const currentImage = computed(() => images[currentImageIndex.value]!);
 
 const getColumnImages = (columnNumber: number) =>
   images.filter((_, index) => index % columnCount.value === columnNumber - 1);
@@ -166,48 +164,26 @@ const updateColumns = () => {
   }
 };
 
-const openModal = (image: ImageMetadata) => {
+const overlay = useOverlay();
+const galleryModal = overlay.create(LazyGalleryModal);
+
+const openModal = async (image: ImageMetadata) => {
   const index = images.indexOf(image);
   if (index !== -1) {
-    currentImageIndex.value = index;
-    isModalOpen.value = true;
-  }
-};
-
-const closeModal = () => {
-  isModalOpen.value = false;
-};
-
-const nextImage = () => {
-  currentImageIndex.value = (currentImageIndex.value + 1) % images.length;
-};
-
-const prevImage = () => {
-  currentImageIndex.value =
-    (currentImageIndex.value - 1 + images.length) % images.length;
-};
-
-const handleKeydown = (event: KeyboardEvent) => {
-  if (!isModalOpen.value) return;
-
-  if (event.key === "Escape") {
-    closeModal();
-  } else if (event.key === "ArrowRight") {
-    nextImage();
-  } else if (event.key === "ArrowLeft") {
-    prevImage();
+    galleryModal.open({
+      images,
+      initialIndex: index,
+    });
   }
 };
 
 onMounted(() => {
   updateColumns();
   window.addEventListener("resize", updateColumns);
-  window.addEventListener("keydown", handleKeydown);
 });
 
 onUnmounted(() => {
   window.removeEventListener("resize", updateColumns);
-  window.removeEventListener("keydown", handleKeydown);
 });
 </script>
 
@@ -243,7 +219,7 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
         <div
           v-for="(image, idx) in getColumnImages(col)"
           :key="idx"
-          class="relative overflow-hidden rounded-sm bg-black cursor-pointer"
+          class="relative overflow-hidden rounded-sm bg-black cursor-pointer transition-transform"
           @click="openModal(image)"
         >
           <img
@@ -253,105 +229,5 @@ onUnmounted(() => {
         </div>
       </div>
     </div>
-
-    <Teleport to="body">
-      <Transition name="modal">
-        <div
-          v-if="isModalOpen"
-          class="fixed inset-0 z-50 flex items-center font-[JetBrains_Mono] justify-center bg-black/95 backdrop-blur-sm"
-          @click="closeModal"
-        >
-          <!-- close -->
-          <UButton
-            icon="i-lucide-x"
-            color="neutral"
-            variant="link"
-            :ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-8' }"
-            class="absolute top-6 right-6 z-10"
-            aria-label="Close modal"
-            @click="closeModal"
-          />
-
-          <!-- previous -->
-          <UButton
-            icon="i-lucide-chevron-left"
-            color="neutral"
-            variant="link"
-            :ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-8' }"
-            class="absolute left-6 z-10 hidden md:block"
-            aria-label="Previous image"
-            @click.stop="prevImage"
-          />
-          <div
-            class="flex flex-col items-center justify-center gap-3 max-w-[95vw] max-h-[90vh] px-4 md:px-20"
-            @click.stop
-          >
-            <img
-              :key="currentImageIndex"
-              :src="currentImage.url"
-              class="max-w-[90vw] h-[80vh] object-contain rounded-sm"
-              alt="Gallery image"
-            />
-
-            <!-- metadata -->
-            <div
-              class="bg-black px-4 py-2 text-sm text-white flex flex-wrap items-center justify-center gap-2"
-            >
-              <span>{{ currentImage.date }}</span>
-              <span class="text-white/50">|</span>
-              <span>{{ currentImage.camera }}</span>
-              <span class="text-white/50">|</span>
-              <span>{{ currentImage.lens }}</span>
-              <template v-if="currentImage.settings">
-                <span class="text-white/50">|</span>
-                <span v-if="currentImage.settings.aperture">{{
-                  currentImage.settings.aperture
-                }}</span>
-                <span v-if="currentImage.settings.shutter">{{
-                  currentImage.settings.shutter
-                }}</span>
-                <span v-if="currentImage.settings.iso"
-                  >ISO {{ currentImage.settings.iso }}</span
-                >
-                <span v-if="currentImage.settings.focalLength">{{
-                  currentImage.settings.focalLength
-                }}</span>
-              </template>
-            </div>
-          </div>
-
-          <!-- next -->
-          <UButton
-            icon="i-lucide-chevron-right"
-            color="neutral"
-            variant="link"
-            :ui="{ leadingIcon: 'size-8' }"
-            class="absolute right-6 z-10 hidden md:block"
-            aria-label="Next image"
-            @click.stop="nextImage"
-          />
-
-          <!-- TODO: mobile navigation (use md:hidden) -->
-
-          <div
-            class="absolute bottom-6 left-1/2 transform -translate-x-1/2 text-white/70 text-sm"
-          >
-            {{ currentImageIndex + 1 }} / {{ images.length }}
-          </div>
-        </div>
-      </Transition>
-    </Teleport>
   </div>
 </template>
-
-<style scoped>
-.modal-enter-active,
-.modal-leave-active {
-  transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
-}
-
-.modal-enter-from,
-.modal-leave-to {
-  opacity: 0;
-}
-</style>