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‘There is an element in all this of what the Russian formalist critic, Victor Shklovsky, called ‘defamiliarisation’. ‘As perception becomes blurred by habit’, Shklovsky suggested, ‘it becomes automatic’, and ‘we see the object as though it were hidden in a sack. We know what it is by its configuration, but we see only its […]

Recently the idea of Disparity Information has been my addiction. Both eyes see slightly different information and the difference between the information taken in by each eye is called Disparity Information. Even more importantly, this disparity information is what the brain uses to judge distance and depth. It’s what enables us to […]

I have been looking at inverting lenses and glasses and some of my research had led me to a german site with footage of a man adjusting to an inverted world. The two Course Diary entries about this site are here and here.
I have been trying to work out how the goggles were made […]

I’ve made a Mk I version of the telestereoscope - it needs attaching to goggles or glasses or something but the basic design works. And the problem of ‘range finding’ and having to fix the ‘depth’ of the the scope seems less of an issue. With this telestereoscope, everything over 50cm or so […]

Statement of Intent, Stephen Cross

Progress and achievement through units 1 to 7:

The first three months of the course were well structured and provided me with a useful environment in which to play with new media, consider my working methods and learn new ways to develop ideas. I created a broad range of works, some of […]

Statement of Intent, Stephen Cross

Progress and achievement through units 1 to 7:
The first three months of the course were well structured and provided me with a useful environment in which to play with new media, consider my working methods and learn new ways to develop ideas. I created a broad range of works, some of […]

Turns out these guys might know a thing or two about lenses and the like

A german page (mein Deutche est nicht zu gud) with 12 minute footage of a man wearing inverting glasses. Well worth watching if you’ve got a fast internet connection. I don’t know anything about the authenticity of the site but the footage, although poor quality, is very interesting.
See link here
I’m really […]

Right, time for catch up. Things have been manic lately what with the Winchester induction rolling on and the exhibition coming up plus personal stuff. Right now I’m in the wee small hours of a night shift, keeping the pennys rolling in.
The project has taken a new turn as I’ve had to […]