Lapso
Lapso, Bisected Hexagonal Tiling (11)
800 dpi, 120 bpm, Archival Pigment Print, Unique + 1 AP 138 x 108 cm, 2022
Alejandro GUIJARRO
Lapso, Bisected Hexagonal Tiling (11)
800 dpi, 120 bpm, Archival Pigment Print, Unique + 1 AP 138 x 108 cm, 2022
Alejandro GUIJARRO
About the Artwork:
Lapso comprises a series of ‘drawings’ created using a scanner. This involves moving printed mathematical patterns at various speeds across the scanner while it’s in operation. The resulting geometry explores the intricate connection between light, space, and time – the fundamental components of both physics and photography.
These works draw inspiration from Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory.
By incorporating time (measured with a metronome) into classical geometry (space), the aim is to create a fresh kind of geometry that reflects the dynamic interplay between space and time. The controlled distortion doesn’t just impact the shape but also the colours. By intentionally disrupting the scanner’s operation, the machine breaks down light into its primary colours (RGB), resulting in unexpected color combinations that invite us to explore the nature of light and its role in image making.
Lapso comprises a series of ‘drawings’ created using a scanner. This involves moving printed mathematical patterns at various speeds across the scanner while it’s in operation. The resulting geometry explores the intricate connection between light, space, and time – the fundamental components of both physics and photography.
These works draw inspiration from Einstein’s Special Relativity Theory.
By incorporating time (measured with a metronome) into classical geometry (space), the aim is to create a fresh kind of geometry that reflects the dynamic interplay between space and time. The controlled distortion doesn’t just impact the shape but also the colours. By intentionally disrupting the scanner’s operation, the machine breaks down light into its primary colours (RGB), resulting in unexpected color combinations that invite us to explore the nature of light and its role in image making.
Alejandro GUIJARO:
Alejandro Guijarro is a Spanish artist and a 2010 graduate of the Royal College of Art with an MFA in Photography. He lives and works between London and Madrid. His work explores the complex philosophical and creative spaces between photography, drawing and painting, but also between art, science and mathematics, raising new possibilities for contemporary photography and questioning its ability to portray reality or truth. Guijarro has been involved in numerous exhibitions internationally and his work belongs in several private collections, such as the Frank- Suss collection, Sammlung Goetz, and the Saatchi Gallery. His practice has been featured and reviewed in the British Journal of Photography, The Guardian, Wall Street journal, The Atlantic, and the Harvard Business review, among others.
Alejandro Guijarro is a Spanish artist and a 2010 graduate of the Royal College of Art with an MFA in Photography. He lives and works between London and Madrid. His work explores the complex philosophical and creative spaces between photography, drawing and painting, but also between art, science and mathematics, raising new possibilities for contemporary photography and questioning its ability to portray reality or truth. Guijarro has been involved in numerous exhibitions internationally and his work belongs in several private collections, such as the Frank- Suss collection, Sammlung Goetz, and the Saatchi Gallery. His practice has been featured and reviewed in the British Journal of Photography, The Guardian, Wall Street journal, The Atlantic, and the Harvard Business review, among others.
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