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Piece Details
- Owned by:
- Tristan Hummel
- Genres:
- Photography
- Media:
- Lambda Print
- Size:
- 51''x32''
- Emotions:
- Misunderstanding
- Description:
- Image created using nuclear magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)and post-process imaging software for color and design.
- The Story:
- What was going through Jacqueline Kennedy's mind when on November 22, 1963 she jumped onto the back of a Lincoln Continental automobile to pick up pieces of her husband's head, moments after he was felled by a snipers bullet? This infamous moment in history serves as a demonstration of the human mind. Under great stress, in unusual conditions, the mind has to act without thinking. With no script to follow the mind creates a compensatory juxtaposition, pairing familiar actions with the unknown. The result is an almost absurd moment when analyzed under a social lens. This phenomena is not isolated to moments of great tragedy or strife. It occurs every day. Awkward moments, wrong answers, and social faux pas are all examples of similar compensatory juxtaposition, however drastically less severe than Mrs. Kennedy's experience. As an artist who regularly misunderstands or misinterprets the world I wanted to explore a character who lived his life through a great series of these misunderstandings. My character, protagonist, discovered a bicycle damaged in an accident. It lay helpless on the street. My protagonist, wishing to help, immediately picked the bicycle up and sought help. Knowing where he went to receive repairs the protagonist ends up at a hospital with the bike. The image presented to the viewer is a magnetic resonance image taken of the bike to determine the extent of the damage that would have to be corrected in surgery. This happens again and again to the protagonist as he discovers broken or neglected bicycles around town. We often personify objects, referring to boats as 'her' or a child's attachment to a toy, this behavior is a natural human tendency. Misunderstanding the difference between object and person, taking his natural tendencies completely out of context, the protagonist juxtaposes his experience of being injured and going to the hospital with the current situation.
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