Dominika’s works

The Anatomy of perception

The Anatomy of Perception is an AR installation which explores the fragility of reality through the medium of augmented reality. An interpretation of a dreamworld in real life, creating a state of dreaming, while still being in your current surroundings; urging you to be present in the space, even though the installation is not physically there. 

Translating reality to an entity that is simple and comprehensible is to create a world of dream within it. The form of the installation taps into the space-time continuum, visually translating a complex theory into an experience. By creating a subconscious experience in consciousness (in real life), you automatically alternate your view of what true perception is; highlighting the fact that just because something is not physically there, doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

Photography has always been a medium that presented reality as what it is. — The photo series pushes the boundaries of realism, exploring a new understanding of perception; telling a story about an individual and their interpretation of what may truly exist around them.

please enter.

please enter. is an invitation and a blueprint to explore a liminal space through the senses and without judgement. It becomes a transcendental experience of opening the self to the possibilities and becoming one with the surroundings. The goal is to recenter, open up the senses, and incite wonder through simple means of noticing spatial elements existing in an otherwise culturally charged space.

Developed in the context of the St. Spyridon chapel in Kato Verga, Greece, it is an interactive guided experience allowing for a freeform exploration of a space through the senses. At its core it is a set of sensory observation instructions written by the artist after spending hours in the chapel examining the space. By utilizing absurd qualities and harnessing the power of imagination the instructions allow one to explore the space on a subconscious level rather than through conscious thought processes. There is no time limit, no set way of engaging with the piece, it is left entirely to the user. A uniquely individual experience for the person experiencing it. 

The instruction cards were crafted out of locally sourced materials from around the immediate surroundings of Kato Verga – local newspapers, flowers, sea water, and sandstorm sand particles. All blended and reformed into unique hand pressed paper cards, with the instructions in both English and Greek. Physically connecting the project to the area through its materiality and adding an additional sublime layer to the piece.