Ghosts of Reality draws from keratoconus, a condition that causes visual distortion, double vision, and fragmentation. This project uses silicone eyes with pressure sensors to explore distorted vision as a metaphor. Touch shifts visuals, creating a tactile experience. It links perception to genetics, UV exposure, eye strain, and environmental stress. Keratoconus becomes not only medical, but social, political, and ecological, a layered reflection on how we see and what shapes that vision.

Ghosts of Reality / Leena Mahaal - Photo: Leena Mahmood
Exhibit
Ghosts of Reality
Leena Mahaal (IN)
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