Lill Street - Multi Media Event

The Art Of Slow-Looking

"kaleidscope" is derived from the Greek word Kalos meaning beautiful + eidos form + English - scope

Sensory overload has inspired me to reverse the speed with which I process information. As a constructive remedy I considered this body of work with a slow looking approach. The idea of slow looking is revealed in captured images of minute detail. Within each photograph lies a magnification of something that would other wise go overlooked. In specific, one area of concentration lies in compositional elements such as shapes, lines , lighting, shadows and mirrors. These principals of design are prevalent in both the man made and natural worlds. In conjunction with research, artists Joseph Cornell and James Rosenquist served to further the artistic process.

Over the course of several months Ive spent time photographing Chicagos urban setting. As a way to engage the viewer as an agent of slow looking I researched and conducted site visits . The choices were determined on there level of human traffic and congestion. Places of interest included the McCormick Tribune Student Center at IIT, CTA O'Hare Douglas Blue Line, UIC-Halsted pedestrian bridge, McCormick Place Convention Center, the Modern Wing at the Art Institute of Chicago Museum.

These spaces provided the foundation to create a new visual landscape that transports the viewer to an elsewhere filled with chromatic brilliance. This process was achieved by using an online photo editing tool. In each of the pieces included in this portfolio the saturation of color was intensified to enhance the chromatic effect. In combination with lighting and brushed metal each example is then tessellated in various configurations and placed into four or six square or rectangular panels. The visual perception upon viewing each of the twenty images closely resemble what one may see when looking threw a kaleidoscope. Upon closer inspection each image dissolves into one singular image.

Altogether these images represent a nexus of cohesive color schemes. Thus the spectator becomes an agent in the art slow looking. This is achieved by way of a sensory experience.

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Film & Animation

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• Lill
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