childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness), 1972 and 2006 – 2017
machine object – research about the visual sense, vision anatomy, prosthetic vision and intuition, consciousness and spirituality, CAD / 3D printed parts (various materials), ocular prosthesis, miniature camera, stainless steel, borosilicate, ceramic insulation, electronics, hardware, river stones
Gratitude to Dr Zave Jordan, University of Ottawa Eye Institute of The Ottawa Hospital, Jon Clouter, Thomas Svilans, John Hopkins, the Stonecroft Foundation
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971, and 2006 – 2017
ocular prosthesis (detail)
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
limbic reservoir (detail)
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
process notes: 3D Render
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
process notes
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
process notes
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
process notes: Anatomy of the Orbit 2008
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
process notes: Anatomy of the Orbit 2008
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
my left eye
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
process notes: Blind Spot 2013
childish objects \ the camera eye (aka Witness) 1971 and 2006 – 2017
my left eye: anterior ocular structures and fundus (retina, optic disc, macula and fovea, and posterior pole) digital retinal image 2008
(A witness is presence in the absence of judgment. A witness is a representative with a responsibility to narrate that which has been witnessed.)
the camera eye (aka Witness) is a propositional object engineered with anthropomorphic capacity combining objective concepts of visual function common to anatomy, with social and subjective narratives associated with looking, seeing, watching, perceiving, intuiting, being vulnerable, exercising vigilance and bearing witness.
Witness is a lifelong muse. Conceived in early childhood and brought into being over 11 years of reproduction in embodied dialogue with the child that I was, Witness is among my very first artistic visions. The artwork is conceptualized as an autonomous left eye in the company of its limbic reservoir, uncoupled from the body context and partner eye. the camera eye is imagined to perform gaze according to its own shy logic –seek eye contact, shift, wander and ignore, self-lubricate, cry and cast emotion.
