From Here to There
Luca Antonucci and Carissa Potter

The photograph used in this exhibition is of the compact core of galaxy M87.
The active galactic nuclei of this galaxy can only be observed by way of a gravitational lens effect,
created by the gravitational field of stars in a galaxy near the light path. The obstruction
of this light path allows the micro-lensing necessary to be able to see the more distant
galaxy. If we think of the further galaxy and the light it emits as a signal being sent
from the depths of space, it is only through the diluting of this signal that we can come
to understand its source. Through these natural lenses we can come to understand the
phenomena of observation.

This show represents a direct relationship between the production of printmaking, the
office setting, and scientific observation. Through a unity of processes and a mechanical
system of observation and production, we can start to see how significant the levels
of representation are in all artistic endeavors. By repeating an image, filtering it, and
sending it back and forth, we can start to understand, what the image represents under its
surface.

The goal of the exercise is not the final result, but what we learn while traveling from
here to there.