Looking Out / Looking In
2021 Member's Exhibition

 

Pepe

Diane Pepe

www.diannepepe.com
Diane is a Philadelphia-based artist.Her current work is related to research into the scientific processes of human memory and perception. Diane is a full time Associate Professor of Art at the University of the Arts. She has exhibited her work in both national and regional venues and museums.

Grey Door Individual photo from Changing Vision Two Eyes Portfolio

One of a portfolio of 12 photographs from Changing Vision Two Eyes. These photos and supportive text document the time between cataract surgeries when I saw the world with two different eyes: one on the left with the cataract and one on the right without.  It describes the distinction among colors, shapes, and clarity of forms I perceived. It was a profound experience and made me contemplate more deeply known theories that color is relative and seeing is a combination of sensation and perception.  

9"x12" Framed: 12"x15"
digital photo
2022

White Flower - Individual photo from Changing Vision Two Eyes Portfolio

One of a portfolio of 12 photographs from Changing Vision Two Eyes. These photos and supportive text document the time between cataract surgeries when I saw the world with two different eyes: one on left with the cataract and one on the right without.  It describes the distinction among colors, shapes, and clarity of forms I perceived. It was a profound experience and made me contemplate more deeply known theories that color is relative and seeing is a combination of sensation and perception. 

9"x12" Framed: 12"x15"
digital photograph
2022

Changing Vision Two Eyes Portfolio of a Visual Journey

CHANGING VISION. TWO EYES

Seeing and Perceiving

Portfolio of a Visual Journey

 

As a result of intense computer use during early Covid years, I developed the need for corrective cataract surgery. 12 photographs and supportive text document the time between surgeries when I saw the world with two different eyes: one with the cataract and one without. They describe the distinction among colors, shapes, and clarity of forms I perceived. It was a profound experience and made me contemplate more deeply known theories that color is relative and seeing is a combination of sensation and perception. With surgery in both eyes now complete, I experience the world in a new normal.      

9"x12" x1/2"
12 Documentary digital photos printed on Smooth Fine Art Paper Canson Paper folio
2022

Memory as Construction Diptych

When we look out, we are inundated by visual stimuli and multiple sensations meet our eyes. What we actually take in, perceive, remember, and eventually recall, is determined by numerous areas of the brain. This fascinating process along with learning about the various related scientific theories, has been the main conceptual basis for my artistic exploration for several years. The concept of Looking Out/Looking In can refer to our memory processes: Looking In can refer to our engagement in the rich store of memories that we have accumulated throughout our lives. Looking out can refer to our continued excitement about life, enjoying new experiences, and building new memories while reconstructing existing ones.

 

A high resolution scan of one of my original pencil drawings represents a significant event in our lives. This image is printed on archival paper. Various sections of the same image are printed on acrylic plates. These individual images are slightly suspended above the original print secured by silver pins. Each translucent printed image is slightly different then the next, which signifies the theory that when we recall a memory, it changes ever so slightly each time. The layered nature of the work signifies the constructive nature of memory recall.

9"x9"x2" each.
2019