Hidden wavelength
contemporary scenes in infrared
Solo exhibition ∙ Dutch Design Week ∙ Nul Zes ∙ October 2024
Exploring unseen realities beyond the visible
Pushing human perception boundaries
Showing how technology reveals hidden dimensions of reality
Painting with heat
Why limit ourselves to the visual light spectrum? Unlike Yves Klein inventing a new hue, I’m introducing an entirely new spectrum of radiation to fine arts, transforming heat into a visual and sensory expression.
My experience as a material scientist enabled me to construct an assemblage of various metal sheets and electronics that will create a “heat painting” capturing an image of an infrared video.
Cutting edge Technology
Modern technology can remind us how limited our perception of reality is. Thermal imaging can show us a colourful image of cold and hot spots on a surface that looks like a cubist painting of a black square on a metal canvas. Our eyes can be deceiving, so in this case you can actually touch the painting, what is blue on the infrared camera will be cold to the touch and red will be warm.
INSPIRATION
Equipped with a pocket-sized thermal during a trip to South America, the idea of capturing the “heat” of Brazil was naturally born.
The artist captured the unseen infrared world of this exotic landscape, highlighting unique contrasts of or nocturnal scenes and the radiating heat of human activity.
HOW CAN MODERN TECHNOLOGY BRING ARTISTIC VALUE TO LIFE ?
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Hidden Wavelength
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contemporary scenes in Infrared
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HOW CAN MODERN TECHNOLOGY BRING ARTISTIC VALUE TO LIFE ? • Hidden Wavelength • contemporary scenes in Infrared •
MERGE OF ART AND SCIENCE
Márton Mogyorósi merges art and science with infrared-inspired oil paintings, and technological assemblages.
The intention is to challenge the superficiality often seen in contemporary art by reintroducing wonder through the fusion of science and art.
In an era of rapid scientific advancement in the Anthropocene, where research in chemistry, biology, and physics redefines life and aesthetics, there is a need to bridge these disciplines:
A unique metal canvas that reveals a hidden image via thermal camera.
WHY
The technological inspiration stems from the artist’s engineering work in research and development, driven by the desire to push the boundaries of our empirical understanding of light and material interactions. The artist sought to showcase the beauty of technological advancements in a way that resonates with the public through a contemporary visual medium.
The work aims to spark a tangible conversation between design and engineering, the most representative scenes of Eindhoven city. Especially during Dutch Design Week, Eindhoven offers the ideal environment for a fusion between science and art. The city is a unique melting pot of creative designers and cutting-edge engineers and scientists, working at institutions like the High Tech Campus, ASML and Philips.
By creating an aesthetically compelling art piece, the project aspires to explore the boundaries of art and technology and challenge what those two strengths can achieve together.
The result of this interplay with unique materials and innovative techniques, is not only groundbreaking, but also an inclusive multi sensory piece, that allows the visually impaired to tactfully participate in the exhibition.
COLOURS
HOW CAN WE PROVIDE THE FEELING OF
wITHOUT VISUALS?
cOLD
HOT
(color scale corresponding to temperatures)
THE SCIENCE BEHIND
Is there more to reality than what meets the eye?
The human eye is limited to perceive a narrow band of electromagnetic radiation known as the visual spectrum, which ranges from approximately 380 to 700 nanometers. For reference, a wavelength of 550 nm corresponds to the colour green. Below this range lie the blues, and above it, the yellows, oranges, and reds.
Beyond red, lies the infrared spectrum-radiation that we cannot see, BUT WE CAN FEEL, as the heat from a hot pan.
To be precise, infrared is invisible to the naked eye, but with a thermal camera a hidden world is unveiled.
For instance, from a distance, you could discern whether someone is enjoying an ice-cold drink or a hot tea - not from visual cues like condensation or steam, but by detecting the specific electromagnetic radiation emitted by the object.
If this isn’t a form of modern magic, then what is?
Muse
Andressa cooling herself down with a fan on a hot day
Bagunça
A friend helps the artist to cool down with pouring a cold drink on him
Process
Prototype showcasing
Sereia
The end of a bachelor party at Oscar Niemeyer Museum