These images were created by photographing drops of food coloring as they diffused through a glass vessel. Before the drops had completely dissipated, they evolved through various contorting shapes, some simple and some very complex and interweaving. The purpose of this experiment was to capture these intricate moments when their shapes became almost recognizable, in their oneiric flashes of light.
The reason why this technique is referred to as "transient coulage" is because these movements of color are similar in concept to the surrealist technique of coulage made with wax or chocolate. The only difference is that the shapes made by the food coloring are fleeting, ever-changing (until they have ultimately dissipated), and hence, "transient."
This particular set of images was obtained through doubling, where the image is created symmetrically along a vertical axis. There is also an asymmetrical page.
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