Marlene
Dahl – What I saw in the dark.
After
watching the BBC documentary “The day pictures were born” an interest for the
optical aspects was initiated. Researching on the subject Closed eye
hallucinations and visualizations (CEV) developed into conducting a study of my
own visual experience of what occurred to my vision in total darkness. What
shapes and patterns would become prominent without actually seeing them? The
study entailed exposing the eye to different light sources and also
manipulating the light by placing objects in front of it. And it was then
attempted to capture these images and experiences by using different mediums
such as crayon, paint and marker. It was discovered that the effect of burn-in
images, the images left on the eyes retina after looking into a bright light,
was the most interesting. The finished
piece is a result of this study; with colour and shape it is attempted to
replicate one of these images that were discovered. It is an effort in trying
to define something seen in the dark and then to bring it back into the light
again, where it was once born.
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