There is an inherent quality to existence - a tendency to create infinitely complex and beautiful patterns, structures and forms spontaneously and 'out of nowhere'. They are everywhere whenever we look at nature: the sand on the seashore; cloud formations; a butterfly's wing; the human face
Exactly the same qualities of self-organising structures manifest themselves and can be seen in the pictures of light wave interference, part of the From Blood series of work on photography paper where chaos and order have been equally important in the creation of the individual pieces. The From Blood series comprises unique portraits created by projecting a laser beam through a drop of blood taken from the subjects of the portraits and capturing the image directly on photography paper.
The white laser beam, reflected in the drop of blood like in a prism, is refracted in all the colours of the spectrum, creating images of electromagnetic wave (light) interference. The resulting unique pictures has a direct relation to the depicted person while its link with the subject's physical appearance is secondary. 'Portraits' obtained in this manner are a certain reference to the tipical question of the legitimacy of picture as a representation of a person at a time when DNA tests are considered more reliable then photographs in matters of indentification.
Curated by V.Vejs
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