A series of large-format optigraph drawings produced in Paris — layered photographic-digital compositions that dissolve urban architectural geometry into fields of diffracted light, motion blur, and saturated color.
The Paris Optigraphs extend the optigraph drawing series into the fabric of the city. Produced during a sustained engagement with Parisian sites, the works layer photographic capture with digital compositing to dissolve recognizable architectural geometry into luminous fields of diffracted light and chromatic energy.
Process
Each optigraph begins with direct observation — photographic sequences recorded across time and movement — which are then digitally recombined, stretched, and superimposed to produce a single compressed image. The resulting compositions collapse duration into a simultaneous visual field, where architectural edges dissolve into motion and color replaces form as the primary spatial register.
Context
The Paris series builds on Asymptote’s broader investigation into the optigraph as a medium — a hybrid drawing practice that sits between photography, digital imaging, and architectural representation. The works operate as both autonomous artworks and as explorations of perceptual phenomena central to the practice’s spatial thinking.
