In my object the image is formed by two domes positioned in opposite directions. Their inner curves of different dimensions face each other and become a reflection of the same size on the surface of the mirror. Here the space of the same configuration but different in size becomes one image, which is seen through an oculus is formed by the reflection of the inside of the concave and the eye of the viewer. With a change of light the mirror becomes translucent and a mirage of another inner surface appears on it. Moreover, the new image contains traces of light determined by the layers behind the one we see. The difference in colour of the middle layer and perforations in it impose a light pattern which could not be seen directly, but could be only ‘felt’ through another layer with the help of haptic memory of sense of touch.
The inside of the bigger structure is seen from the outside as a reflection on the surface of the mirror, so it becomes an image. Another inside is seen as a real image because of transparency. Nevertheless, according to experiences of viewers it does not seem real. The apparatus presupposes physical engagement with the viewer as the image could be attained only in that way. Interaction causes particular uncomfortable feelings in knees and neck and seeing another person dealing with it seems like if he was possessed or caught into this apparatus, though actually the viewer is engaging with it himself, w to controlling the power of light, which means the level of ‘power’ of the apparatus and the image, which the viewer obtains.
The inside of the bigger structure is seen from the outside as a reflection on the surface of the mirror, so it becomes an image. Another inside is seen as a real image because of transparency. Nevertheless, according to experiences of viewers it does not seem real. The apparatus presupposes physical engagement with the viewer as the image could be attained only in that way. Interaction causes particular uncomfortable feelings in knees and neck and seeing another person dealing with it seems like if he was possessed or caught into this apparatus, though actually the viewer is engaging with it himself, w to controlling the power of light, which means the level of ‘power’ of the apparatus and the image, which the viewer obtains.
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| Picture of Testing the Apparatus. On the Day Before the Show |
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| The Apparatus |
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| Close-up |
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| Drawings |
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| Close-up |
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