Geological perception Testing
Vision alchemy lab
Experiments conducted in Iceland, December 2018 at the SIM artist residency, and continued in studio in Vancouver, BC.
Funding for this project and residency was generously provided by the Canada Council for the Arts.
Sun Stone, 2020
Visible spectrum studies with black volcanic rock and paint
Visible spectrum studies with black volcanic rock and colored light
Illustration of potential use of Iceland spar (optical calcite) as mythical “sólarsteinn” said to have been used by Vikings to navigate their ships and find North America. China ink and chalk powder.
Refraction tests with light, black sand and beached icebergs from Jökulsárlón.
Iceland spar (optical calcite) tested within unmarked cave.
View of the South from unmapped cave with ice crystals.
comparative studies between calcite and icebergs, fig 1
comparative studies between calcite and icebergs, fig 2
sjónkalsít I optical calcite I Ísland sparnaður I Iceland spar
lodesteinn I lodestone I sólsteinn I sunstone
stein Í huga I stone of the mind
Light and shadow perception tests with volcanic rock, chalk and China ink.
