Experiments' documentation

I tried some projections through different kind of mirrors, lens and prisms. I used a bathroom round mirror, a cheap convex security mirror, an old lens from an antique camera obscura, and a right angle prism.

When figures are projected through the prism and lens, the projections are multiplied; someone can see thrown on the wall both the actual projection and its reflection. The figure appears shattered in space.

The reflection seems to be slightly distorted in colors and shape while some strange circular beams of light appear  on the wall.

I realized that an easy way to project on the ceiling would be to use the convex mirror. The resolution of the reflection though is quite poor, something that probably has to do with the quality of the mirror used, as well as with the quality of the projector. I also expected that the figures would be slightly distorted to fit in a round shape. I was quite disappointed as something like that was not so obvious. The image was also reversed. The right side appear to be the left side of the reflection.

In the following image the upper reflection on the ceiling seemed to be melting, while the heads of the figures where reversed. I was trying to find an angle of reflection where their heads would be joined together.

I tried to project on the curves of the curtains.

I also tried to project on 'in between' spaces like the corridor, and under the beam of the door.

 

In the end what i really enjoyed was the figure which appears as a wallpaper on the screen of my laptop, projected on different textures and materials, on a wooden closet and some clothes which were there by accident. As i was moving the projector, the figure was animated, jumping through different materials , hiding in the dark and traversing the space of the corridor.