Kochu Studio / Light experiments 09 / Mirror studies

Optical study 09

Folded Reflection

A face printed in fragments. A polished cylinder gathers the fragments into Quiet Face I from one marked spot.

A cylindrical mirror on cream paper. Stretched blue, pink and gold forms on the paper resolve into a portrait on its side.
01 / The viewing tableDigital optical simulation

02 / Looking notes

The paper stays still.

Two views of the same cylinder and print. At the mark, the pink face sits against the blue curve. Step sideways and the features slide along the metal.

Detail at the marked position. The oval contains an intact pink profile and a dark blue curve.
At the mark0°
Detail at an oblique position. The portrait moves left and its outline bends along the cylinder.
Off-axis+34°