2013 Reification

‘Reification’: The conversion of an abstract concept into something concrete.

This work is based on the process of cylindrical reflection and refraction. It can be seen as a ‘circuit’, with the viewer as the missing part. First, the drawing around the metal cylinder is ‘corrected’ mathematically by the process cylindrical anamorphosis. However, it is still a mirror image. The viewer then views this mirror image through the glass cylinder, which corrects it to the final image, Through this process, the viewer literally ‘completes the circuit’ of the artwork, allowing the visual information to be processed.