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Kirlian Photographs, 2006 Hardcover Cloth
Binding Description: Kirlian photography is a process that electrifies an object to produce an image on photographic film or paper, rather than through the use of light. The photosensitized material records multicolored emanations from the object, which are referred to as auras or biofields. The Russian inventor Seymon Kirlian pioneered the process in the mid 1940’s. Some experimenters believe that the photographs give physical form to psychic energy. Others believe that it reveals the etheric body, one of the layers of the aura thought to permeate all animate objects. Many believe the image to be linked to the “life force” that surrounds each living thing. Some even use it to make health care decisions. In the summer of 2006, I set out to make a Kirlian Device, armed with downloaded electrical instructions from the internet. Upon completion of the device, I solicited colleagues to submit objects of personal significance to be tested. How would the level of significance manifest itself in the recorded aura? These volume contains the results. The book images are also presented as wall mounted prints.See more book contents here. Partially
supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a State Agency.
Produced during the "Babel, Babble, Rabble: On Language and
Art" thematic residency at the Banff Centre, Banff, Alberta. |
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