experiment 2- how unreliable of what we see

Started from making a kaleidoscope, I become very interested in how we perceive the surroundings. To what extend that we feel could be misleading or be encoded in the way we don’t even realize if we rely only on vision. In this experiment, I tried to manipulate “image” by using different material as visual filter.

In the very beginning, I simply used triangular mirror as the way we look. It’s very interesting to find that even if we can see the real object, we can still feel confusing with so much reflection around.








In addition, I added translucent film on the tip of the mirror. The details of objects are removed except colour. Does what we see through the device become unreliable or much closer to the essence?











I replaced mirror with foil in cylinder shape, trying to create more distorted information. Also, I change the way we used to see –the information inflow is the lateral view. The image is now unrecognizable even if it still contains both shape and colour.














Covering tracing paper on the cylinder foil, the last image is simply colour of light.






Starting from this experiment, I wonder how I can convert and integrate other information we percieve from other senses. Since we are always forced to get too much information and noise at the same time as in Brick Lane, how can I create a multi-sense filter to help recognizing the best reality?

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