SP w6 "This is, or is not"

The abstract in my work and in clouds as a subject reminded Clare of the Rorschachtest. This is a psychological test that was introduced in 1921 by Hermann Rorschach and introduced in 1921. The test consists of ten cards with an abstract image. The plates are made by folding a paper with ink stains in half to create a symmetrical image. The test is based on the human tendency to project interpretations and feelings onto, in this case, ink stains. But as everyone knows, that is exactly what we do as a child when we look at the clouds; we see performances in it.

And that's how it started. I said that in a photo I saw people kissing each other.

The striking thing is that if you then turn the photo a quarter turn that "it" is no longer there. (for me).

I think that people unknowingly look for recognisability and that we have difficulty looking at purely abstract images. We want to be able to see something in it and can only give our own interpretation to a certain extent to the performance that is presented to us. we search for elements like repetition and want to be pleased or we want to have a reference to something that is recognizable to us as the photo below reminds me of surrealistic paintings but I cannot fully explain it. The color or the elements?

With this image it is more clear it does me think of René Margritte.

For the Rorschach test, specially trained psychologists tried to understand the deeper personal traits and the impulses of the test persons based on the given interpretations. Rorschach published the results of his study of 300 patients and 100 "healthy" test subjects in "Psychodiagnostik". Since then, his method has been used as a tool for psychological assessment and diagnosis.

The main score categories on which the interpretations of the rorschach plates can be assessed are: 1. Location 2. Determinants 3. Form

4. Content (human, animal, abstract) 5. Popularity / originality 6. Organization and structure

The essence of the Rorschacht test is perception or projection because you are asked "what is this" and then the answer should be an inkblot. This is 1 of the plates and to prevent that it turns out that I am not a "normal, healthy" person I am not going to tell what I see here.

The painting "CECI N'EST PAS UNE PIPE" by painter René Magritte is based on the same idea. This is not a pipe but a painting of a pipe. The purpose is different, namely to confuse the viewer.

In the first superficial perception the representation strongly resembles a realistic representation, but on closer inspection it appears impossible to exist in real life.

In the work of Margitte, daily, familiar things are associated in a confusing way. By ignoring the normal proportions and the physical properties such as gravity of the objects or bodies depicted, Magritte tries to disturb the image that one forms of reality. The image is made illogical in a logical way. The titles are often not related to the composities which adds to the surrealistic outcome.

The only time that objects can float is in a vacuum.

While in Margritte's paintings the aim is to confuse the viewer, in my series it is a side effect of the technique used that the clouds get a mass. But I also want to evoke a sense of confusion, but preferably an even more intense emotion so that people become aware of the fact that climate change is a serious problem.