The title, 8.6, refers to the durations of these two animations. Both animations are rooted in images of Harlean Carpenter; both consist of twenty frames and last 8.6 seconds, before looping. The still frames comprising the animations were originally intended for a new section of Illumination Gallery I am planning to launch, which will be devoted to images meant to be printed. Because I was ignorant of the technical requirements for print, the images lacked the necessary resolution to print properly; however, I believe they resonate beautifully on a computer screen.
Peter Schmideg