"But, like mirages and memories, the Ishihara numbers are just optical phenomena." - England
The work of Odette England revolves around The Ishihara Color Test which is the clinical test for red-green color vision deficiency in humans. "It comprises 38 plates, each containing a circle of dots randomized in color and size, which form a number that is visible to people with normal color vision. However, the number in the dots is invisible, or difficult to see, for those a who have a red-green color vision defect." These Ishihara images show things that don't really exist but somehow they can be captured on camera. Odette comprises her pieces by combining these Ishihara images with old family snapshots. In this particular body of work she hopes to question things like recognition, observation, and insight. She works with simultaneously reducing / enlarging visions and memories.
England's images are one of a kind and i found her art extremely inspiring. The way she intertwines old family photographs with these simple color test images is so creative. The family pictures are so faint and hidden but the shapes left behind give us all the information we need. I'm working with taking objects and photographing them in a way that makes them completely unrecognizable, similar to Odette.
http://www.lensculture.com/england.html?thisPic=13Coexist
No comments:
Post a Comment