Apparently obscure

Abstract

Through wing pattern, posture and movement, a harmless moth of the family Brenthia imitates an eight-eyed jumping spider. When an octopus of the species Thaumoctopus mimicus sense danger it can alter its appearance to that of a venomous sea snake. They are both drawing attention to themselves. Nevertheless, and because of this, they are protected. The mechanism is called mimicry. Corpse paint has on the black metal scene been described as a way of accentuation the evil and darkness of the music. A white painted face and black eye sockets consistutes the base of this makeup, its purpose being to mimic the appearance of a corpse or a creature undergoing a rotting process. These two phenomena was the point of departure for my exam project. Using photography, projection, printing and weaving I work with textile images. The images portray partly myself, partly people from the Norweigan black metal movement (photographed by Peter Beste). When layered in front of each other, these portraits make each other more visible and obscure at the same time.