P H I L I P R O S S M U N R O
The Scotoma Series:
Archival Chromogenic, 20X30, 30X45 & 40x60", 2011
Archival Chromogenic, 20X30, 30X45 & 40x60", 2011
Archival Chromogenic, 20X30, 30X45 & 40x60", 2011
Archival Cromogenic
C-Print, 40x60", 2012
C-Print, 40x60", 2012
C-Print, 40x60", 2012
C-Print, 40x60", 2012
Mixed Media, 40x60", 2012
C-Print, 40x60", 2011
C - Print, 40x60" 2010
The Scotoma series 2010 -
"Whether spectacular in beauty or hideous in import, images and events before the eye are often unseen. Blindness is inherent in humans. The question of cause is: what is inherited or accidental; chosen, erred, denied or desired?"
Scotoma n. pl. sco·to·mas or sco·to·ma·ta
(Psychology) a mental blind spot; inability to understand or perceive certain matters An area of diminished vision within the visual field. [Medieval Latin from Greek skotōma giddiness, from skotoun to make dark, from skotos darkness]
This series, begun in 2010, is an ongoing production. These works find their conceptual origin in the News Series from the artist's production of the early 90's.