- Medusa - Aesthetics of the view
A photography and eye tracking experience - The thesis »Medusa - Aesthetics of the view« features a new idea for a thirdeye view visualisation in the photographic portrait using eye tracking technology and the self-developed machine MEDUSA: a tripod with a mounted camera, surrounded by eight gooseneck LEDs.
Photographic research with 100 probands in 2009 in Karlsruhe and Hamburg, Germany and in 2010 in New York City, US.
Process:
Step 1 the process starts by shooting of a regular portrait.
Step 2 the test person will be asked to watch a slideshow of 25 pages, each page for 5 seconds. The eye tracking machine will track the person's pupil movement and intensity during the whole session with infrared cameras. The goal is to get a natural intended gaze of relevant spots where the person's eye is attracted on their own face.
Step 3 or the Medusa light setting. The eye tracking data is transformed by hand (digital to analog) on the probands face with help of the gooseneck LEDs. The longer a persons was looking on spots on their face the brighter they will appear on the portrait.
Areas the proband didn't watch on will be completely dark and invisible. 
- Preparation for the eye tracking session.
- Eyetracking session.
- Medusa lighting and portrait shooting.
- The Medusa Machine
- Thank you for viewing. I'm always looking for a gallery or exhibition to work on this ongoing project. If you know or hear something, please get in contact with me. You'll find this project and contact information on www.medusa-machine.org
