Lisa Rosenmeier: Blaalys - Softcover

 
9783987411120: Lisa Rosenmeier: Blaalys

Synopsis

According to Nordic folklore, a bluish glow or mislight indicates the place where fairy gold is hidden. This mysterious, mythical phenomenon, believed to have its origin in the natural spectacle of the Northern Lights, has fascinated Lisa Rosenmeier since her childhood in Denmark. Today, blue light represents the radiation emitted from countless computer and mobile phone screens. Blue light illuminates the faces of those who are completely immersed in their electronic devices. And who are often so caught in the magic spell of their technical devices that they no longer perceive their "real" environments. The electric blue luminescence of the digital era swallows and overfades the concrete presence of private and public spaces, promising limitless access to the infinite worlds behind and beyond our actual world. In her multifaceted work, rooted in photography and also encompassing the media of movement and light in various manifestations and dimensions, Rosenmeier examines precisely these oscillations between reality and virtuality, facticity, and illusion that affect our present existence, as well as the complex interrelations between the natural and technological domains.

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