The second successful image in the ‘Paintings Unfit For Vision’ series.
This is the second painting in a series called ‘Paintings Unfit for Vision’ by interdisciplinary artist Gaz Lawrence. The paintings are designed to be viewed exclusively through thermal imaging (far-infrared light). The series forms part of a larger collaboration between Lawrence and astrophysicists Dr Sebastian von Hausegger and Dr Martin Rey and is believed to comprise the world’s first paintings designed to be viewed exclusively through thermal imaging. The first prototype was unveiled at the Royal Institution, London, in 2025. Self Portrait in a Darkened Room is a unique painting that replicates the artist’s heat signature, the infrared radiation emitted by our bodies, allowing us to be seen even in the absence of visible light.
40 cm x 60 cm
(52 cm × 72 cm including frame)
Signed on reverse and inscribed on original panel
50% of the sale price funds The MoSAIC’s bursary scheme which helps young people who have experienced disadvantage to experience how art can help make science come to life.
Sale includes Thermal Master Thor002 professional thermal imaging camera.
This artwork is experimental in nature. Accordingly, it is sold with a five-year warranty covering repairs necessitated by any failures arising from methods or materials used that later prove to be non-archival.
Includes passive aggressive certificate of authenticity.
The second successful image in the ‘Paintings Unfit For Vision’ series.
This is the second painting in a series called ‘Paintings Unfit for Vision’ by interdisciplinary artist Gaz Lawrence. The paintings are designed to be viewed exclusively through thermal imaging (far-infrared light). The series forms part of a larger collaboration between Lawrence and astrophysicists Dr Sebastian von Hausegger and Dr Martin Rey and is believed to comprise the world’s first paintings designed to be viewed exclusively through thermal imaging. The first prototype was unveiled at the Royal Institution, London, in 2025. Self Portrait in a Darkened Room is a unique painting that replicates the artist’s heat signature, the infrared radiation emitted by our bodies, allowing us to be seen even in the absence of visible light.
40 cm x 60 cm
(52 cm × 72 cm including frame)
Signed on reverse and inscribed on original panel
50% of the sale price funds The MoSAIC’s bursary scheme which helps young people who have experienced disadvantage to experience how art can help make science come to life.
Sale includes Thermal Master Thor002 professional thermal imaging camera.
This artwork is experimental in nature. Accordingly, it is sold with a five-year warranty covering repairs necessitated by any failures arising from methods or materials used that later prove to be non-archival.
Includes passive aggressive certificate of authenticity.
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