Dina Tooley: Moment

Living a life where the brain is culturally personified by conceptual contrast is something I would never choose to do. But here I am. The choice of which brain is in control of which situations is what makes my personality and determines my character. I can acknowledge that. But I prefer to acknowledge that since the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere of the brain are undeniably massively interconnected, it is not only possible, but also highly likely, that a creative person must iterate back and forth between these two specialized modes to arrive at tangible solutions. This piece sets out to explore the complementary experiences of the left brain and right brain. I wanted to experience the harmony between logic and randomness, sequence and intuition, verbal and visualw not just in the result of this work, but also in the process by which it was created.

Chronology of creation

1.	I found an outdated photo-enlarging machine on the street.
2.	The machine peaked my interest in light sensitive papers.
3.	I began experimenting with blueprint paper, especially in the following areas: different light sources for exposure, how to stop e.xposures, placing objects on paper during exposure, effect of accumulated experiments and combined effects, size of accumulated experiments and combined effects
4.	Equipment evolved.
5.	Experiments evolved.
6.	My brain evolved.
7.	Moment was born.