- Venue
- Millais Off-Site Projects
- Starts
- Thursday, October 28, 2010
- Ends
- Monday, February 28, 2011
- Address
- North East Corner of the Sir James Matthews Building, Southampton Solent University, Above Bar Street, Southampton, SO14 7NN
- Location
- South East England
Katayoun Dowlatshahi has a unique and particular view of glass and its reflective possibilities. In this commission by Millais Off-Site Projects, she imagines the reflections, in the windows as another reality; a reality in which the many reflections, of cars, buses and passers-by are captured and simultaneously layered by the, camera shutter. Using photography, Katayoun uses all the technical possibilities of the medium – the lens to catch the view of traffic flowing by, the layering of the reflections in the windows, double exposures – to build an image that is both realistic and illusory. This technology allows us to capture the smallest moments in time. What emerges is a hidden world, layered and remade to the point of abstraction. As the artist says: “Our collective consciousness often chooses only to see material forms as they are presented; by forcing the hand of time we can discover hidden phenomena of unexpected beauty, just as real as perceived reality but intangible.” Dr Katayoun Dowlatshahi has worked on public projects and private commissions throughout the UK and the USA. Further information: www.katayoundowlatshahi.com
