This body of work is based on the sizes of rectangular mirrors that were available at Canadian Tire Stores in 2007. The images are constructed with pure, black, titanium ore which is refined from Alberta tar sands after the oil has been removed. This fine, crystalline material bears reflective surfaces and becomes another unique way of representing the Universe. Once adhered to the paper, the titanium is transformed into randomly sparkling images of the cosmos. When standing in front of the titanium mirrors, we are theoretically looking at ourselves. According to John Gribbin's book "Stardust", our bodies "...are basically made out of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen - the four most common and reactive elements in the Universe." The rectangles will be presented at eye/face level. The large expanses of paper are intended to replicate sections of walls.
Visual phenomenology: Viewing the sparkling representations of stars with both eyes open delivers an apparition - an illusion. What is actually there is what is visible with one eye (what the camera sees). Furthermore, the image is totally different with each eye. The architecture of two eyes delivers doubled (mixed) images as well as the illusion of infinitely deep space.
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