Most
important astronomical observatories are placed in high altitude locations such
as the Atacama Desert, the Andes or Hawaii, where visibility is optimal as they
are situated above clouds, water vapour and other atmospheric elements.
However, scientists working in these observatories have to deal with physical
and psychological high altitude related medical problems. When discoveries are
made at these sites, assuring scientific rigour is paramount. This is normally
achieved through a series of cognitive tests that measure both accuracy and
speed of thinking, conducted between the scientists in the observatory and
those based at sea level. This tension between what it is gained in vision and
what may be lost in understanding highlights the idea that we do not
necessarily see only with our eyes, but rather with our brains and our
consciousness.
This video
work uses a poetic and minimal language to express the problematics of
achieving universal understanding of concepts and suggests that this process is
both visual and verbal. It explores the limits of vision through communication
and understanding that is simultaneously inwards and outwards, subjective and
objective.
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