spectra, 2025

chromogenic print, various sizes

Spectra (Latin plural of spectrum) is a series that explores both human and non-human perceptions of color. While human vision is limited to the visible spectrum, many fungi, plants, and insects perceive wavelengths beyond our range—such as ultraviolet (UV) and infrared (IR). White light is composed of red (R), green (G), and blue (B) wavelengths, and all secondary and tertiary colors emerge from various combinations of these three primaries. Photography, as a medium that records light, mirrors human vision in its structure: like our eyes, which have RGB photoreceptors, digital images are composed of RGB channels.By deconstructing original images into their red, green, and blue components, I reassemble them in alternative combinations—an attempt to represent the invisible spectra as perceived by non-human organisms. This process allows me to experiment with how these lifeforms might interpret the world. Through this reframing of color and perception, Spectra challenges the boundaries of our visual experience and invites viewers to consider the diverse and often unseen ways other beings sense the natural world.