Colour and Vision: Some Thoughts
On Saturday, after much squeeing from me, my partner and I went to the Colour and Vision exhibition at the Natural History Museum . I had wanted to go for a while, mostly because I'm a sucker for colour and shiny. It was all that I expected - and a little more besides. As you'd expect for an exhibition which is all about seeing colour, it's visually very attractive - which is why I came in the first place! The first thing you see as you walk in is an installation - Our Spectral Vision - by artist Liz West , who primarily works with colour. Despite basically being a room filled with prisms which change colour with angle, it's surprisingly serene and contrasts sharply with the hustle and bustle of the Natural History Museum on a Saturday during school holidays. As you walk through, be sure to look at the floor - it asks questions about colour and how we perceive it. Some of them stick. Our Spectral Vision (Liz West) The first part of the exhibit is all but mono...