SIMULACRA is an optophysical experimental arrangement with which Karina Smigla-Bobinski succeeds to build a bridge between media technology and perception philosophy. At its heart are four LCD monitor panels, which are assembled in the form of a hollow square, and installed at eye level in the middle of the room. The ensemble appears internally gutted, overgrown and embraced. A tangle of cables and control devices pours out of the middle of the square. All around it several magnifying lenses dangle from chains. The imageless glaring ray of the monitors looks as if the images had fallen out of them. What remains is the essence of the medium: Light.
But the images are still in the screens. It requires only a small visual aid to recognise them. LCD-Monitors require several polarising films in front and behind the pixel layers to produce visible images. These polarising films filter the certain vibration directions of the emitting light. One of them is located on the surface of the monitor and can easily be scraped off using solvent and a glass scraper. The stripped monitor doesn't display any more pictures, but shines with an intense white light. more > http://www.smigla-bobinski.com/english/works/SIMULACRA
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2014
- Submitted to ArtBase: Wednesday Jul 16th, 2014
- Original Url: http://www.smigla-bobinski.com/english/works/SIMULACRA
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Work Credits:
- smigla-bobinski, primary creator
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