Ina Dorthea Thuresson 'Discusting/Beautiful Kaleidoscope'

Ina Dorthea Thuresson is a digital artist and her works explore the nature of beauty and disgust, and how they can be related to each other. Thuresson has created an art project callled 'Discusting/Beautiful Kaleidoscope', that includes several series of digital prints, created over the last eight years. Her kaleidoscope images include rather unusual materials including meat, slugs, teeth and butterflies. Despite using such grotesque materials, the images that she creates are so enchanting and beautiful.

Her images work on the premise of the viewer initially feeling pleasure at the beauty and symmetry of her designs. Intricate decoration is created using organic lines, golden geometry and repetition of traditionally beautiful items like flowers and butterflies.

On closer inspection little details emerge we see slugs, ants, teeth and raw meat that instinctively make us recoil. This inner instinct to find certain things revolting and others beautiful interests Ina as she looks at the psychology behind the reactions of every individual; what some people find attractive is completely repugnant to others.