Complementary Targets

Complementary Target – Red, Green, 2009 / Photo: SH

Complementary Target – Yellow, Violet, 2009 / Photo: SH

Complementary Target – Black, White, 2009 / Photo: SH

Inspired by Jasper Jones’ targets we organised cut out representations of consumer goods according to colour to form three complementary targets. When ‹aiming› one’s gaze at the targets the complementary colours confuse the eye and the images start to flicker, quite in contradiction to the ordinary understanding of targets in general.

2009, advertisment pictures on board, diametres: black and white 87 cm, green and red 75 cm,
yellow and violet 59 cm