Reflections on light: Developing new methods for producing anamorphic sculpture

Pratt, L; Johnston, A; Pietroni, N

Reflections on light: Developing new methods for producing anamorphic sculpture

Pratt, L Johnston, A Pietroni, N

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Publisher:: MIT Press
Publication Type:: Journal Article
Citation:: Leonardo, pp. 1-24
Issue Date:: 2023

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dc.contributor.author	Pratt, L
dc.contributor.author	Johnston, A
dc.contributor.author	Pietroni, N https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8271-2102
dc.date.accessioned	2023-03-17T19:43:44Z
dc.date.available	2023-03-17T19:43:44Z
dc.date.issued	2023
dc.identifier.citation	Leonardo, pp. 1-24
dc.identifier.issn	0024-094X
dc.identifier.issn	1530-9282
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/167522
dc.description	[Reflections on light: Developing new methods for producing anamorphic sculpture. Leonardo p1-24 (2023)] 2023 Leonardo 10.1162/leon_a_02368
dc.description.abstract	<jats:title>Abstract</jats:title> <jats:p>This paper presents novel catoptric anamorphic sculptures made possible by the development of bespoke software. The authors detail the production of a catoptric anamorphic sculpture involving a concave mirror and examine the audience’s experience. The reflections the mirror creates are described as being ‘holographic’. This effect is known as a ‘real image’ and only occurs using a concave mirror. Through interviews with participants, the paper reports on the audience’s experience of the real image. This new approach to anamorphic sculptures extends past work dating back many centuries. The authors present the digital tools they have developed to facilitate anamorphic artistic production and extend the limits of what has been achieved in the past. They end with an outline of future work, including glass lenses, and propose using video projection mapping.</jats:p>
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	MIT Press
dc.relation.ispartof	Leonardo
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1162/leon_a_02368
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess
dc.subject.classification	Art Practice, History & Theory
dc.title	Reflections on light: Developing new methods for producing anamorphic sculpture
dc.type	Journal Article
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Computer Science
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dc.date.updated	2023-03-17T19:43:36Z
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Abstract This paper presents novel catoptric anamorphic sculptures made possible by the development of bespoke software. The authors detail the production of a catoptric anamorphic sculpture involving a concave mirror and examine the audience’s experience. The reflections the mirror creates are described as being ‘holographic’. This effect is known as a ‘real image’ and only occurs using a concave mirror. Through interviews with participants, the paper reports on the audience’s experience of the real image. This new approach to anamorphic sculptures extends past work dating back many centuries. The authors present the digital tools they have developed to facilitate anamorphic artistic production and extend the limits of what has been achieved in the past. They end with an outline of future work, including glass lenses, and propose using video projection mapping.

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