MYLAR
MYLAR - The Divided Selfs is part of my mylar experiments where I captured used what I like to call "analog generative art" to tell a specific story. Using digital and analog capture, this series, shot entirely into reflective mylar addresses the division of vision and perception of self and other. Each of the 30 different subjects of this series were selected to represent a particular aspect of what the DSM-V refers to as "fragmentation". Fragmentation is a part of Dissociative Identity Disorder (previously referred to as Multiple Personality Disorder), "overwhelming experiences, traumatic events, and/or abuse occurring in childhood", particularly when trauma starts at an early age. The mylar experiments created over 3,000 unique images thus far. None of the images were edited further in software, other than the internal firmware of the 5 cameras they were captured on.
The Divided Selfs is a mylar experiment in analog execution and digital capture engaging the idea of fragmentation and personality. Often fragmentation creates unique characters and personalities in those that have this disorder. The reflective mylar used to capture these personalities gives a distortion that retains some elements of recognition, often making the work in itself seem as though it is an abstract form of shapes and character, without digital manipulation.
The work is all as captured with the lens and cameras used. Digital output, but analog what you see is what you get.