Concerns revolving around data loss and the loss &/or compression of quality for the human sensorium (ie smell, taste, touch, hearing, sight), were instigators in the development ‘senseless‘. Nostalgic memory and emotions are stimulated by the senses…and digital technology does little to stimulate the senses other than offering a simulation of what was. It offers nothing to the primary senses of touch and smell, and more often than not offers a steralised &/or compressed version of sight and sound.
Referencing the data books of the ‘f-book’ series, only the separated facial sensory organs of foundling_Ø_002 are portrayed. Layered over 6 printing runs, the images moved from being embedded with digital code, to the data being erased via the addition of a white digital ground. This process, along with the final incorporation of a subtle wood-grained texture, references the traditional notion of erasure or information (data) loss over time. But this form of data loss is actually the addition of nostalgic information pertaining to the life of the object as seen in the objects patina, and not a loss in quality or sensory triggers that is inherit in digital data loss or compression.
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please note…as the Golden digital ground or InkAid pre coats are not stable when layering prints, it is imperative to seal of each printed layer with a (good quality) picture varnish before reapplying your Golden digital grounds or InkAid pre coats. The white matte pre coat (Golden or InkAid) is stable but becomes semi-transparent when layered with another ground or water.
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