ATLANTA, Aug. 13, 2015 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- While the racial optics surrounding the murder of Mike Brown and protests in Ferguson, Mo. have been magnified in the media, two photojournalists are looking at the story through the lens of a camera that renders your skin color invisible.
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Challenging the perception ofracewith theirWorld In Infrared project, Steven Saphore & Nilesh Pawar documented Atlanta's turbulent backlash to Mike Brown's murder using infrared-sensitive DSLR's. The DIY technology offers a glimpse into the spectrum of infrared light in which an ethnically diverse array of fervent demonstratorsaredepicted with no discernable difference in their pigmentation.
"As melanin developed in the human body as a natural barrier to protect us from harmful rays of ultraviolet light, it comes as little surprise that infrared light is able to pass through the skin coloring pigment unimpeded as if it were made of glass" - Steven Saphore
The myriad of eyewitnesses, cameras and notepads found at the front lines of this nationwide movement reported the incident on the basis of racial discrimination. This limited perception stems from a major flaw of humanity that even the most objective of journalism cannot escape:Your eye is a tool; Every tool has limitations.
"Up to the Twentieth Century, 'reality' was everything humans could touch, smell, see, and hear. Since the initial publication of the chart of the electromagnetic spectrum, humans have learned that what they can touch, smell, see, and hear is less than one-millionth of reality." - R. Buckminster Fuller on Education (University of Massachusetts Press, 1979), p. 130
Visible light is nothing more than a term used to describe the mere 0.0035% of the electromagnetic spectrum that is perceivable to the human eye. With a special filter, some simple tools and a penchant for dismantling electronics, Steven & Nilesh hack cameras to 'see' beyond the limits of human vision and into the surreal spectrum ofinfrared light.
To experience this issue in a new light, view the entire gallery onwww.worldininfrared.com/portfolio/skin-color-is-a-pigment-of-your-imaginationand decide for yourself whether race is a genetic or social construct.
About World In Infrared:
World In Infrared is an international art/science/humanities project pioneering the unprecedented use of infrared photography in the field of photojournalism. Founded by Steven Saphore & Nilesh Pawar in 2012, they are dedicated to developing new tools to explore the world with. For more information, please visitwww.WorldInInfrared.comorFacebook.com/WorldInInfrared.
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Media Contact: Steven Saphore, World In Infrared, +1 (404) 421-9263, info@worldininfrared.com
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