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Non-Lucid Intervals​

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Non-Lucid Intervals represents a state of consciousness that is formed mainly through the sense of vision. The immediate visual availability of virtually anything and everything has left the sensation greedy spectator hungry for more. In the rush to take in as much as possible as fast as possible, appearances are compelled to substitute for content, thus fragmenting perception. In these circumstances life becomes dream-like and abbreviated – a montage of the real – whereby the passage of time appears as the only constant.

The artist's own photographs and found imagery are used to intuitively compose a fragmented dream-like narrative. The images represent lucid instants that are tied together through speculation. Consideration of dream symbolism is encouraged in the reading of the piece.

Non-Lucid Intervals was featured in the DIT Graduate Show in June 2011 in National Photographic Archive, Dublin. The piece was further showcased in the RDS Student Art Awards in the RDS Concert Hall in August 2011, as well as in Farmleigh Gallery, Castleknock, from August to October 2011.

The Scroll

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The Essay


Non-Lucid Intervals represents a state of consciousness that is formed mainly through
the sense of vision. The immediate visual availability of virtually anything and everything
has left the ‘sensation greedy’ spectator hungry for more. In the rush to take
in as much as possible as fast as possible, appearances are compelled to substitute for
content, thus fragmenting perception. In these circumstances, life becomes dreamlike
and abbreviated – a montage of the real – whereby the passage of time appears as
the only thing constant.

The visual narrative of the scroll deals with the paradoxical nature of progress, both
restricted and enabled by the pressure of time. In the rush to move forward, meaning
is compromised for quick visible results – lucid instants – that are tied together
through speculation, rather than investigation. Similar enigmatic developments can
be discerned in image and text relationships, accelerated by the growing use of visual
language to connect and communicate. What the Internet has facilitated and continues
to move towards is the instantaneous sharing of experiences despite physical
distance. The heightened desire for speed in sharing our exchanges can only be
fulfilled through images, for words necessarily slow down the consumption as well as
production of information, and not least due to the lack of common spoken language
between a variety of cultures. The more habitual the fast-paced information sharing
becomes, the harder it appears for verbal and textual language to keep up. Text
and speech, it can be argued, have increasingly been reduced to mere keywords that
simply help link similar data, or they are used as prompts for complex theories and
actions.

Society will, however, continue to require ‘slow’ linguistic explanations for worldly
phenomena, and the postmodern mentality will in turn continue to question society’s
requirements. Finding the words to describe a situation essentially means finding the
limits of that situation. Words cease the progress of meaning – in images the meaning
lives on. While it is characteristic of the times to want to move forward and technologically
evolve, demand for frameworks and restrictions appears somewhat dated. In
a transition to more image-based communications, the linguistic forms of language
have to transform accordingly, in order for conception to keep up.


The Sources


Just as dreams are built up of images seen with one's own eyes or visualizations based on second hand information, both own and images sourced online or through publications were used in the construction of the narrative. Below is a list of all image sources.


Online:

http://www.popfi.com/2010/08/02/passion-plunges-woman-60-feet-from-roof/

http://cubeme.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/russia-skyscrapper.jpg

http://altered-universe.com/uploads/s20_big_open_mouth.jpg

http://theawesomer.com/photos/2008/08/081308_clock_2.jpg

http://www.global-b2b-network.com/direct/dbimage/50206550/Inflatable_Globe.jpg

http://english.cri.cn/mmsource/images/2009/07/20/481bridge9.jpg

http://0.tqn.com/d/sbinfocanada/1/0/b/E/ReplogleCranbrookGlobe.jpg

http://static.asiawebdirect.com/m/phuket/hotels/phuket-com/evason/spa/hotelBanner/spa00.jpg

http://www.sunclocks.com/pics/pic2/jc_arm.jpg

http://www.virginmedia.com/images/red_grapes430x300.jpg

http://www.gregwilson.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/Dark-Side-sleeve.jpg

http://www.1worldglobes.com/1WorldGlobes/Old-World-Clock.gif

http://img.diytrade.com/cdimg/588452/4090352/0/1186386878/pvc_window.jpg

http://elitechoice.org/2008/05/13/dimplex-outdoor-electric-fireplace-is-ultra-revolutionary/

http://www.kissaliitto.fi/tiedostot/bur2.jpg

http://www.livefishforsale.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/tropicalfish.jpg

http://sani-valoakohti.blogspot.com/2010/04/maapallon-uusi-pyoriminen.html

http://www.musclecars.net/parts/parts-images-large/c1750-cochin-f-repousse-case-verge-fusee-pocket-watch_160550608901.jpg

http://cccmkc.edu.hk/~kei-kph/Curved%20shell/Scallop.htm

http://spam.blog.com/files/2010/03/greenpeace_stop_the_catastrophe.jpg

http://www.teamlaw.org/images/Psalms/SunsetRoad.jpg

http://laatutaustat.com/taustat/Elaimet/Karhut/Karhu-1024x768-14

http://gadgets.boingboing.net/retro-flipdown-clock.jpg

http://www.hickerphoto.com/data/media/161/bird_eagle_T5713.jpg

http://www.cutelittlefactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/yellow-submarine.jpg

http://www.edwardburtynsky.com/WORKS/China/Large_Images_Book/CHNA_CITY_02_04.jpg

http://www.shoeperwoman.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/red-sparkly-shoes.jpg

http://www.keypersonofinfluence.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/palms-clock.jpg

http://awmg.de/

http://www.thewallpapers.org/photo/22409/RattleSnake.jpg

http://www.garrettandcompany.com/images/waterslide1.jpg

http://www.freewebs.com/onehappyhome/fingers4.jpg

http://transientexpression.files.wordpress.com/2011/04/feather-necklace-5.jpg?w=550

http://www.sizlopedia.com/wp-content/uploads/clock-gadget-lips.jpg

http://www.cartinafinland.fi/fi/picture/78202/Haukotteleva+hevonen.html

http://alert.utu.fi/

http://www.restami.fi/reki.gif

http://www.todaystylist.com/turb_fs-fashion-scarf_big.jpg

http://www.freakingnews.com/Fan-Pictures---2542.asp

http://images.lowes.com/product/converted/719455/719455005637xl.jpg

http://www.utahbirds.org/featarts/2008/Eagle&SwanPic3.jpg

http://qwikstep.eu/search/falling-girl.html

http://www.elainlaakariin.fi/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/Vihainen-kissa-kissa-puree-kissa-kynsii-kissan-aggressiivisuus-kissa-pelk%C3%A4%C3%A4.jpg

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52375768@N00/223457557/

http://www.nerepublican.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/mushroom-cloud.jpg

http://www.lahdenvalokuvataide.com/files/gimgs/30_ikkuna.jpg

http://www.instablogsimages.com/images/2008/02/27/toast-clock-1_6648.jpg

http://www.radekaphotography.com/images/Fence-and-Pier.jpg


Books:

Kerouac, J (1955, -57): On The Road, London: Penguin Books Ltd.
Virilio, P (2003): Unknown Quantity, London: Thames & Hudson.

Magazines:

'b> Magazine', issue no 9, Spring 2007
'EMPTY', issue no 2, 2004
'Ireland's HOMES INTERIORS & LIVING Magazine', September 2005
'MUSE', issue no 15, Fall 2008