CORNERED

In her series CORNERED, Irving highlights the optical illusions found in rooms where walls and ceilings connect. These ordinary and functional edges of rooms are abstracted so that upon closer examination, it becomes unclear as to whether what we are looking at is convex or concave. Citing James Turrell’s 1967 light installation Afrum I (White), Irving uses analog photography to distort our perception of three dimensional spaces, activating a heightened sensory awareness that promotes discovery. Presented as large scale lightjet prints, the almost imperceptible imperfections of the surfaces captured on Irving’s large format negatives become a major focal point, essentially drawing our attention to details found on details.