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Coloured X-ray photograms - Arie van 't Riet
Arie van 't Riet presents a couple of works showing the nature around him, works which he created using X-ray. In his job, in which he uses X-ray for medical purposes, he became fascinated by the possibilities of the medium. So very different from light, for which we have a refined sense. We are able to see light images because the object reflects light back to our eye.
X-ray is quite different. X-ray penetrates the object. The image is formed behind the object, as a kind of shadow. What do our surroundings look like, seen through X-ray glasses? That is what Van 't Riet tries to present.
The silver bromide X-ray film which provides a black and white negative image, was digitised and reversed to a positive image, after which colour was added manually to certain areas of the image.
Coloured X-ray photograms - Arie van 't Riet
Arie van 't Riet presents a couple of works showing the nature around him, works which he created using X-ray. In his job, in which he uses X-ray for medical purposes, he became fascinated by the possibilities of the medium. So very different from light, for which we have a refined sense. We are able to see light images because the object reflects light back to our eye.
X-ray is quite different. X-ray penetrates the object. The image is formed behind the object, as a kind of shadow. What do our surroundings look like, seen through X-ray glasses? That is what Van 't Riet tries to present.
The silver bromide X-ray film which provides a black and white negative image, was digitised and reversed to a positive image, after which colour was added manually to certain areas of the image.