#psychscape

[thejawsdevour]

Dereje Demissie (Ethiopian) - Psychscape (2009)

[jadekwan]

[shortvisualstories]

Terri Loewenthal’s series ‘Psychscape’ –  in-camera collages of dreamlike landscapes as an invitation to immerse into this painterly environment to explore the psychology of perception.

We define ourselves based on our subjective experiences, and hence we have a natural incline towards the familiar. These colourful visions of sublime and utopian places do not exist, but through utilizing elements of actual landscapes, they look familiar and offer a comfortable first step into the unknown world of the psyche.

“Color is a secret backdoor to our soul. It tells us how to feel.”

To create each one of these alluring images as a mix of light and reflection, no post-production was applied, but a secret process using coloured filters and self-made optics in a single exposure.