Re: Skin Projection

[Josh Rubin <jnr@xxxxxxxxx>]

Nancy Castro writes: 

>While I'm thinking of it, tho, I'd like to ask if anyone out there has tried th
>following:  Paint skin with a silver (human-safe) body paint, then project a
>stereo pair of slides onto the painted skin/screen, and view with polarized
>glasses.  I've had some good experience showing polarized stereo slides on
>silver-colored matt board (an inexpensive, easily accessible, tho small,
>screen).  And I've projected 2D slides onto skin (the back works the best) with
>rich tones.  I would like to try projecting 3D slides onto skin and seeing how
>the curves of the body affect the stereo images.  Has lots of creative
>possibilities, and I'm curious to know if anyone has done it yet.  Thanks for
>indulging me.  


Nancy -

Sara Cook and Bob Munn of Depthography do this as part of their show.  
They did it last month for two shows at the Exploratorium in San
Francisco.  Sara was a belly-dancer in a former life, so it was a
natural.  (Not "au natural," mind you.  Would have disturbed the
kiddies.  She used a specially-designed bodysuit - I have no idea what
it was made of - but her face was painted with silver makeup.)

They're specialists in fine art lenticular imaging, among other things.
Bob is currently planning a street party outside of their
studio/gallery on 27th Street here in NYC, in which he will project
some of his stereoscopic Bolex movies and stereopairs of various
artists onto an amazing rear-projection screen that he designed 
himself, in the central picture window of the gallery.  e

Josh
    
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