Chromatic Fractures: The Optical Physics Behind ‘Tasteless Influenza’

The “Tasteless Influenza” project was born from a simple question: What happens when light, motion, and a flatbed scanner collide? At its core, this series explores chromatic aberration—the failure of a lens to focus all colors to the same point—as a way to visualize emotional disruption. By placing a moving video on the scanner’s glass, I invited distortion to take center stage.

The science is as fascinating as the art. Chromatic aberration occurs because lenses refract different wavelengths of light by varying amounts. By deliberately “breaking” this principle in a controlled setup, I created images where reds, greens, and blues danced out of sync, mimicking the feeling of disconnection and chaos. Each scan is a snapshot of rebellion—a testament to the beauty of things falling apart.