I took a step out of narrative to do this piece for the massive Illustrative Zurich exhibit which opens on Friday.
Floaters from David OReilly on Vimeo.
The actual piece is a seamless loop.
“Floaters are deposits of various size, shape, consistency, refractive index, and motility within the eye’s vitreous humour, which is normally transparent. They may be of embryonic origin or acquired due to degenerative changes of the vitreous humour or retina… Floaters appear as shadow-like shapes that appear alone or together with several others in one’s field of vision. They may appear as spots, threads, or fragments of cobwebs, which float slowly before the sufferer’s eyes. Since these objects exist within the eye itself, they are not optical illusions but are entoptic phenomena.”
After several requests (and people started producing this stuff without permission!), I opened a store where you can buy some Octocat merch. I did a few other limited edition designs for fun. Take a picture wearing this stuff and you win a prize.
Also, I’m a ‘Boards magazine “director to watch” this month, which actually has nothing to do with surveillance. It’s great to see them interested in stuff outside the commercial world.
These Octocat plush toys were made by Gina Beastly, she rocks.
