Blind spot

2015 / Mosaic of photographs, on board / 90 × 96 × 5 cm

The optic nerve starts at the blind spot, an area of the retina where no images are created, since this spot does not have any light-sensitive cells. This piece is a diptych featuring two representations of the dark side of the Moon (of its topography and its possible formation), in order to confront the spectator with some of their acquired-yet-unquestioned knowledge. By standing at the right distance, and then gradually approaching the piece with one eye closed, one of the images slowly disappears. This proves the existence of the blind spot, and also, metaphorically, the fleetingness of some theories about how the Moon was formed.