Enrique Radrigales. Eyetracking

For his new project, Enrique Radigales has created a series of paintings inspired by heat maps, the free online software that highlights the parts of the screen where (for example) the cursor has spent the most time, or where most clicks have taken place. The results are images that might remind us, at first glance, of both abstract paintings and landscapes. The name given to this technology, i.e. eyetracking, is telling: the “eye” is the gaze of the interpreting viewer, while the “tracking” follows its every movement. The term indicates that this is a physical space which thus allows (or gives rise to) exploration, a dérive or “drift”.