Stereoviews: Two points of perspective if not Three makes direct reference to the two points of perspective required to produce a stereo image. In this series, Borda has captured still photographic images of farming crops across seasonal timeframes from when crops are planted to when they are ready for harvest.
Borda’s interest in stereo photography, also known as stereoscopy is the process of presenting two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer, thus enabling two-dimensional images to have dimensional depth when seen through a stereoviewer. This 19th C photographic technique allows the observer to have an increased sense of information about the 3-dimensional objects being displayed.
Victorian stereoscopic imagery was closely aligned with ideas of opening a dimensional world of places for viewers to explore first-hand through the photographic image. In Stereoviews: Two points of perspective if not Three Borda has used analog stereo-film techniques to create a viable medium for her work. The stereo process used by Borda metaphorically and virtually allows the viewers to experience farming subjects in close intimacy and dimensional detail. Since farms are often closed enterprises in which the public has limited familiarity with the seasonal and labour cycles. This series highlights some of the overlooked details associated with cultivation practices and farm management. Stereoviews also plays subtly on the fact that Borda has selected her stereoview images to reside both as diptychs and as 3-D works. By working unconventionally both with medium and subject, viewers are given an opportunity to question the place of 3D in art and in the wider definition of contemporary art.
Borda’s interest in stereo photography, also known as stereoscopy is the process of presenting two offset images separately to the left and right eye of the viewer, thus enabling two-dimensional images to have dimensional depth when seen through a stereoviewer. This 19th C photographic technique allows the observer to have an increased sense of information about the 3-dimensional objects being displayed.
Victorian stereoscopic imagery was closely aligned with ideas of opening a dimensional world of places for viewers to explore first-hand through the photographic image. In Stereoviews: Two points of perspective if not Three Borda has used analog stereo-film techniques to create a viable medium for her work. The stereo process used by Borda metaphorically and virtually allows the viewers to experience farming subjects in close intimacy and dimensional detail. Since farms are often closed enterprises in which the public has limited familiarity with the seasonal and labour cycles. This series highlights some of the overlooked details associated with cultivation practices and farm management. Stereoviews also plays subtly on the fact that Borda has selected her stereoview images to reside both as diptychs and as 3-D works. By working unconventionally both with medium and subject, viewers are given an opportunity to question the place of 3D in art and in the wider definition of contemporary art.
Stereoview photographs | C-41
