for his series ‘1/2‘, venezuelan artist jesús gonzález rodríguez creates unsettling portraits by collaging multiple photographs of individuals and ‘cutting’ out along their edges. each image is composed of a head-on and side view of the subject against a blank white wall, creating a nearly optical-illusion in which the portraits can appear momentarily normal until one’s eyes fall upon an outlying characteristic.
designboom visits the upcoming museum, where nature, art, and technology intertwine in immersive environments exploring the vastness of natural phenomena.