READING THE PAPER/ March 2023

READING THE PAPER

Scotoma Series

There's a Scotoma for Everyone! Do you have one?

presented by

TJ Mabrey

Scotoma Series Monoprint, RED DARKNESS, 8 x 8 inches

A scotoma is an area of partial alteration in the field of vision consisting of

a partially diminished or entirely degenerated visual acuity that is

surrounded by a field of normal – or relatively well-preserved – vision.

The term is from Greek σκότος/skótos, darkness.

Scotoma Series, Folded Monoprint, RED, 11 x15 inches

A scotoma can be a symptom of damage to any part of the visual system,

such as retinal damage from exposure to high-powered lasers, macular

degeneration and brain damage.

Scotoma Series, Folded Monoprint, PURPLE, 11 x15 inches

The term scotoma is also used metaphorically in several fields. The

common theme of all the figurative senses is of a gap not in visual function

but in the mind's perception, cognition, or world view.

Scotoma Series, Folded Monoprint, ORANGE, 11 x15 inches

There are mental scotomas in psychiatry, a figurative blind spot in a person's

psychological awareness, the patient being unable to gain insight into and

to understand his mental problems (or possibly the problems of the world).

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