THE MAGNIFYING IMAGE
The magnifying image emerges through our experiences with online communication and digital interfaces. It accentuates how software, like Zoom, enters one’s private space, examining how the magnifying lens is translated from old technology to new. The traditional curved lens helps us to inspect objects by converging light rays and creates magnification. A camera captures images in various forms and makes objects more significant than usual. Zoom employs a type of camera, the webcam, that allows visual communication across distance at the sacrifice of publicizing our private spaces. These technologies provide a closer focus and a more detailed understanding of our surroundings. Merging contemporary and ancient technologies, the magnifying image explores the notion of continually zooming into objects. It challenges perspective and alters ways of looking, leading us to investigate through the camera the things we do not usually see.
