Displacement
Towards the Generation of Artificial Depth
by Daniel Polk
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About the Book
The subtle control and differentiation of depth within Owens Lake can only be experienced fully through the act of visiting the site and interacting with the salt and mud. Orthographic imaging via a satellite or drone tends to flatten the lake bed into a gridded accumulation of colors and textures. Shadow, reflection, aerial perspective, and parallaxing are all visual effects and cues that are discernible in physical space, but through the processing of an image they are reinterpreted as pixels and color values.
By artificially re-creating the conditions of the lake through the generation of a displaced surface, addition of lighting, and mapping of color, a highly specified control of artificial depth can be reached… somewhat analogous to translucence and refraction in the visible spectrum. In the act of re-rendering this new image, additional layers can be extracted and specified, such as z-height, raw light, raw shadow, global illumination, and normals orientation. In addition, the insertion of a digital clipping plane further separates foreground from background, adds legibility to the newly deepened surface, and becomes a referential device for illustrating the nuanced depths of water within the physical lake.
This project ultimately attempts to act as a parafictional proxy to the highly controlled engineering exhibited in the anthropocene of Owens Lake.
By artificially re-creating the conditions of the lake through the generation of a displaced surface, addition of lighting, and mapping of color, a highly specified control of artificial depth can be reached… somewhat analogous to translucence and refraction in the visible spectrum. In the act of re-rendering this new image, additional layers can be extracted and specified, such as z-height, raw light, raw shadow, global illumination, and normals orientation. In addition, the insertion of a digital clipping plane further separates foreground from background, adds legibility to the newly deepened surface, and becomes a referential device for illustrating the nuanced depths of water within the physical lake.
This project ultimately attempts to act as a parafictional proxy to the highly controlled engineering exhibited in the anthropocene of Owens Lake.
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Features & Details
- Primary Category: Arts & Photography Books
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Project Option: Large Square, 12×12 in, 30×30 cm
# of Pages: 100 - Publish Date: Mar 05, 2019
- Language English
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