Laser cutting

I used the laser cutter to cut a piece of mirrored acrylic to an oval. I wanted the oval shape to resemble our field of vision, that is the made up of central and peripheral vision. It’s a gateway between the inner and outer dimensions that acts as a psychological orifice. In philosophy, the phenomenon is coined by Charles Sanders Peirce as the phaneron. It’s the real world filtered by sensory input.

Laser Etching

The image is etched on with laser on the underside, which I painted with black acrylic. Even thought the technique is quicker and is less fragile than screen print, I still prefer screen print because I enjoy being part of the manual process to making work.

The Abject

Peeling off the film in front of the mirror while Clusters II was on the wall was an interesting experience (which I regret not documenting), because the film resembled skin, and peeling off that skin that revealed the image of circles with hair growing out was highlighting the abject.

The Mirror and Surrealism

Mirrors is an important material in surrealism, because it distorts reality and moulds it to a reality that doesn’t exist. It acts as an illusion of that reality. It could be seen as something uncanny because the reflected space mimics the surroundings, but at the same time is sealed and untouched behind glass.