Abstract
An interview with an interventional cardiologist reveals that radiographic imaging can provide information about a patient’s sex, age, and level of anxiety. Building on this biometric reading, this study explores whether the same medium, when applied to an artistic object, can also bring out other elements of identity: internal tensions, memory of volume, or affective states. This research draws on a study conducted at the University Hospital of Nantes assessing the radioprotective cabin Novashell, designed to evaluate the diffusion of X-ray radiation and its attenuation. This scientific framework informs a research-creation project situated at the intersection of medical physics and contemporary art. The article focuses on a personal bas-relief artwork that was radiographed in collaboration with a medical physicist. The resulting images were then materialized into volumes using 3D printing. The analysis is enriched by references to the first radiographic image in history (Bertha Röntgen’s hand), to De Meneze’s work on tomographic images of thought, and to the reflections of Jung and Pauli on the relationships between energy, structure, and archetype. These perspectives help conceptualize the forms produced as expressions of an irradiated archetype, at the crossroads of technical gesture and felt experience. Nourished by early feedback from the public, this approach proposes an alternative use of radiological imaging as a plastic and sensitive device for exploring identity.
Presenters
Johanna JouhansStudent, University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, France
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
KEYWORDS
X-RAY IMAGING,SENSORY PERCEPTION,IDENTITY,3D PRINTING,SCULPTURAL FORM
