Eigengrau, photo: Verena Mayrhofer

Eigengrau 

Verena Mayrhofer (AT)

Inherently Gray

Eigengrau is described in German, as well as in English, as that color which one perceives in complete darkness. Since a perception of black is only possible with simultaneous bright contrast, black exists for humans in the external, but not in the internal. The abstract forms are dissolved by a coarse color grid and are only perceived in their color and form when viewed from a greater distance to the images.