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“at first sight” is based on a search to discover the senses through the emotions of a first glance.
It is a meeting of the senses produced by facing the unpredicted. We absorb the observation and the memory of the unpredicted becomes part of oneself.
Sometimes, we look without observing and neglect to see the world around us, and consequently we fail to see within ourselves.
“at first sight” invites the viewer to experience an unfamiliar place.
The viewer is lead from one image to the next and finally to an imaginary image which allows for an encounter with a visual perception stemming from memory.
“at first sight II” is a trilogy of time, space and audience, presented on three different platforms: a book, this website and a photo-installation.
Through photographs of melting and receding glaciers, this trilogy witnesses the immense environmental devastation that is occurring on our planet.
The intention of “at first sight II” is to revisit these environments as they melt into the past and question the public awareness of the importance of time, life and death.
It is a meeting of the senses produced by facing the unpredicted. We absorb the observation and the memory of the unpredicted becomes part of oneself.
Sometimes, we look without observing and neglect to see the world around us, and consequently we fail to see within ourselves.
“at first sight” invites the viewer to experience an unfamiliar place.
The viewer is lead from one image to the next and finally to an imaginary image which allows for an encounter with a visual perception stemming from memory.
“at first sight II” is a trilogy of time, space and audience, presented on three different platforms: a book, this website and a photo-installation.
Through photographs of melting and receding glaciers, this trilogy witnesses the immense environmental devastation that is occurring on our planet.
The intention of “at first sight II” is to revisit these environments as they melt into the past and question the public awareness of the importance of time, life and death.
Water 01 © Denise Lira-Ratinoff
at first sight II