Produced in collaboration with neuroscientists at UCL, Drs Beau Lotto and Mark Lythgoe, this work is art and science; we intend it as an experiment in the gallery. It manifests as an immersive environment consisting of a ‘screen’ which is a giant gridded space of uncertainty and projected film. Our interest is in ambiguity in perception and the ‘tipping point’ where there is enough information for the brain to understand what the eye is seeing, the line between form and formlessness.
The work exists at the boundaries of film / moving image. It encompasses neuroscience, vision, geometry and illusion and is designed to work specifically on the human eye and brain. It is currently being developed as an neuroscientific investigation into aesthetics, patterns and the sublime.
It produces a strong effect in many people- they are often completely mesmerised.
The work has been shown at:
“The Brain Unravelled’, a group exhibition at The Slade research Centre in September 2009.
The Norfolk and Norwich Festival, May 2010
Kinetica Art Fair, February 2011
Salthouse 2011, Norfolk
The project is on-going, and currently can be seen at the LottoLab at The Science Museum, London.
Click here for information about The Point of Perception and LottoLabClick here to watch 3 min documentary about The Point of Perception
other links:
http://pointofperception.co.uk/
http://thebrainunravelled.com/
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Images of the work including installation
