Gradient Interference — Segment One (80 studies, 18 weeks)

Constructive and destructive radial interference. Photoreceptors fatigued - experiencing negative afterimages. Static generation with eyes open and closed.

Frequencies

0.0003 Hz (≈55.6 mins)

0.0063 Hz (≈2.6 mins)

0.0077 Hz (≈2.3 mins)

0.0087 Hz (≈1.9 mins)

2.5 Hz (≈0.4 sec)

Heart Rate

62 BPM

Room Temperature

75°F | 24°C

Witness

self

Presence: Centric and illusory. The edges of any definable shape do not appear solid. Experienced a feedback response between the gradients of 2D and 3D. Physiological shifts are the negative afterimages. Shifts of dimensionality?

Afterimage experiences are strong because of the sharp vividness between the black and white. Once the frame neutralizes and the visual field is gray, the eye begins to generate its own noise.

Frequencies

0.0003 Hz (≈55.6 mins)

0.0079 Hz (≈2.1 mins)

0.0087 Hz (≈1.9 mins)

0.0635 Hz (≈15.75 sec)

0.0728 Hz (≈13.7 sec)

Witness

self

Presence: Visualized. Fatigued photoreceptors. Is the presence explainable? Must presence be justified? The main physiological shifts are negative afterimages.

An afterimage of a blue or red circle is present when the radial interference is destructive. Randomized moments of the circle shifting to purple, and once it fades, a green afterimage is present.

Frequencies

0.003 Hz / 0.0056 Hz (≈1:1.867)

Sub-perceptual

20 Hz — felt, not seen

Emergent beat

0.0026 Hz ≈ 6.4 min

Witness

self

Presence: unresolved. The light is not absent. Presence is not consistent. When the red circle emerges from the dark, the body is more excited and calms when the blue circle emerges. Main physiological shifts are the negative afterimages.

Experimenting with black gels to detect how the shadows and light interact with the space. Shadows are sharp, creating imagined dimensionality within the space. Eye movements: slow. Experiencing flashes of light. The gel sheets help aid in the tangibility of the gradient interference.

Frequencies

0.0037 Hz / 0.007 Hz (≈1:1.892)

Emergent beat

0.0033 Hz ≈ 5.1 min

Witness

self

Presence: Tangible. Why does the center feel “safe”? Safe from what? Is it because the center feels stable? What if I remove that sense of stability? Centeredness? How? Resolve framing.

The momentary superposition finds the retina as I am plumbing the dark field for something to engage with. When it does, it fades away.

Frequencies

0.0042 Hz / 0.0033 Hz (≈1:1.273)

Emergent beat

0.0009 Hz ≈ 18.5 min

Witness

self

Experience: ~30 minutes. Lost track of time. I do not understand what I am seeing. Going to make incremental adjustments to provoke varied responses. Presence? Uncertain.