MIIA AUTIO
VARIATION OF WHITE
VARIATION OF WHITE
Variation of White
An image is never a direct representation of external reality, but rather always born through the synergy of the vision and mind. The subjectivity of the gaze is revealed when an image first perceived as reality is revealed as something else.
The photographs in the work are negative images of the originals. With the first glance they adhere to the viewers' preconception of the subjects' appearance, which makes them disregard the logic of the inverted image. The truth is revealed only after closer examination, but the original image is also viewable through an optical illusion.
By focusing on the red dot for thirty seconds, and then averting one's gaze to a white surface while blinking simultaneously, a reflection of the original image can be produced. This illusion, a negative after image, is created when the brain is too slow to interpret the information provided by the eyes.
The photographs are shown together with a short documentary film Miss Albino. The film shows young women with albinism, their dreams and their struggles for acceptance and equal representation within the majority.
Miss Albino on VIMEO
Untitled (1), 2015
Still image from the film Miss Albino
Untitled (2), 2015
Untitled (3), 2015
Still image from the film Miss Albino
Untitled (4), 2015
Untitled (5), 2015
Untitled (6), 2015
Still image from the film Miss Albino
Untitled (7), 2015
Untitled (8), 2015
Still image from the film Miss Albino
Untitled (11), 2015
Untitled (9), 2015
Untitled (10), 2015
Still image from the film Miss Albino
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