binary options

photo based | ©2018 Luuk de Haan | printed on hahnemühle paper | unique

binary options is a photo-based series that explores the boundaries between digital transformation and artistic expression. Each work begins with the same non-figurative black-and-white photograph, which is then altered by carefully selecting and displacing pixels. This intervention results in new forms that challenge the viewer to explore the relationship between the title and the image. The title binary options reflects both the digital nature of the works and the myriad possibilities that emerge from a single source image. In each artwork, contiguous pixels of the same gray value are selected and shifted, leading to a wide range of shapes and structures.

Despite the abstract appearances of the works, their foundation as photo-based art remains essential.The original black-and-white photograph serves as the canvas upon which partial digital alterations are performed. This ensures that each artwork retains a connection to the physical world, even as it ventures into the conceptual and surreal realms. binary options tries to bridge the gap between the digital and the organic, between the controlled and the chaotic. The series explores the possibilities within the constraints of a binary system, with each artwork offering a unique interpretation of the same photographic source. This emphasizes the infinite creative potential that arises from the interplay between art and technology.