Dark Optics

Dark Optics is an ongoing project investigating the meeting point of several phenomena and philosophical concepts, ranging from Édouard Glissant's concept of opacity and Hans-Georg Gadamer's concept of horizon, combined with opthalmological phenomena including Tarquair's Island and the blind-spot at the center of vision. These concepts culminate in the development of opaque, or blind, lenses; these lenses are reconstructions and newly designed variations of Fesenel lighthouse lenses.

Glass, wood, paint, bronze powder

Glass, wood, paint, bronze powder

Glass, wood, paint, bronze powder

graphite on paper mounted on pressboard with pins

graphite on paper mounted on pressboard with pins

graphite on paper mounted on pressboard with pins

graphite on paper mounted on pressboard with pins

Offset print, edition of 100