On the Up and Up - Stairs
by Nikolyn McDonald
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On the Up and Up - Stairs
Artist
Nikolyn McDonald
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A wide staircase in a contemporary building turned out to be the perfect vehicle for experimentation with an approach known as the Droste effect. The wall at the top of the stairs was blank but the space fairly screamed for a point of interest. I came up with a framed piece of art - which was itself a picture of itself in itself, if you know what I mean. The result is an endless picture in a picture like what you sometimes see when you share your screen on a video call - an infinity mirror. The classic advertisement of a Dutch cocoa called Droste was an example of this recursive (re-occurring) effect and the source of its name.
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November 13th, 2023
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