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By Jim Byous (a repost)
Finding beauty in the broken can be a blessing of the mind and spirit. In these images, the refractive qualities of glass and light interact to evoke one’s vision of whimsy or conversely reveal one’s demons. It’s a Rorschach test in glass and light.
Watchers of the Fire, photomicrograph of Hertzian cone in plate glass. Height of area is about 1mm.
I was surprised at some of my own interpretations… more demons than expected buffered by substantial whimsy.
Some included here are studio portraits of the small one-half-inch-in-diameter glass cones. They emphasize the shapes and beauty-of-form in an attempt to transcend sterile science photos that grace the endless pages of academic journals. Many photos may have hidden features. Some do not. The viewer creates his or her own vision, so look closely.
Other images reveal surreal extensions of the viewer’s mind where shapes are interpreted and features created from personal experiences, beliefs, fears, and wishes.
The image, “Watchers of the Fire” is interpreted by some as adventurers around a campfire. Others see the same shapes as demons watching the fires of Hell. You may find another personal interpretation.
I discovered these images while revisiting a photographic record created and compiled during nine years of laboratory studies on the physicalities of Hertzian fractures. By cropping closer, hidden and surreal images were highlighted in many of the photos.
View more of this portfolio of glass
The Eagle Has Landed, photomicrograph of Hertzian cone in plate glass. Width of area about 1.5 mm
The Ascension, photomicrograph of Hertzian Cone. Width of the area about 1 mm.
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