A series of Lino prints which have been digitally manipulated through the use of mirroring and screen overlaid technology. My work questions perspective and the relationship we have with it. By indulging in editorial methods, there is a development of perplexity within each design. In previous endeavours I had initially created photomontages which included squid tentacles, as a red herring to the viewer, symbolising adaptability and strength. I say red herring as if these prints were the first thing to be looked at in an exhibition, I imagine the audience would be mildly mislead. I have now taken to using the animal as the focal point of the composition, alongside sigils to provide intrigue amongst the audience and positivity to emulate from the creation. Surrealism is a movement I primarily associate with given its symbolism, mislead and ambiguity, conjuring juxtaposed imagery and free roaming narratives is something of which I strive towards.
An assemblage of mirrored and overlaid prints embellished by the imitative lens of contortion. New images distinguish themselves from the original, a somewhat psychological phenomenon is impressed over the surface of the print, a vague display of pareidolia. Though the notion of multiple images emerging over one may be considered "lost" on a visually impaired audience, I find this characteristic to improve the work further, as each person of each ailment, just as a sighted person would, will perceive the image(s) differently. There is a sense of cohesively nourished markings because of this. Sight loss is not a straight forward, delicate ailment but an imprudent one. Given the agile nature of visual impairment (especially aged macular degeneration) I wanted to convey a series that documented the unspoken realities of this ailment in a surrealist manner. Providing doubled over images, patterns within the work refers to the hallucinations and visual distortion brought on by some visual ailments ie. retinal detachment, diabetic retinopathy & a macular haemorrhage.
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