What would it be like to observe a moment from the viewpoint of someone else? In a way, Lindsey Bottom’s art makes it possible. By using eye scans and photographs, she creates images that are eerie and out of the ordinary.

“I scan the eye scan into the computer and manipulate it digitally, then overlay it on top of photographs that I have taken and have also manipulated,” Bottom said.

It will be possible to see all of this while Bottom displays her work during the Coburn Gallery’s second Senior Art Exhibition this year.

The opening reception will be held April 28 from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. with the Art Club providing snacks to enjoy while in the gallery. Students, faculty, staff and community members can stop by the opening or visit during regular gallery hours to see what these five seniors have been creating.

The Coburn Gallery is open Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., as well as Saturday and Sunday from noon to 4 p.m.

The body of work Bottom is displaying at the Senior Art Exhibition has taken her some time to develop. She first receives the eye scans from an eye doctor. Each scan features a real human eye that was originally scanned for medical purposes. Along with the shape of the eye, Bottom left the veins of the eye in the image and allowed them to become a part of the location.

When she began her work, Bottom manipulated the photos to fit the eye scan and then displayed the images in the shape of the eye. The following set of images that were then placed on top consisted of outdoor scenes. Each image had a sense of loneliness and contained a path that seemed to lead to nowhere.

Recently, she switched to indoor images, using photographs she took while at the Mansfield Reformatory. Each image has a ghost-like quality that brings about a feeling that something has been there before and is now gone. The viewer is left wondering where the mysterious object went. The image in the eye appears to be something someone else has seen before.

“I plan on displaying them in light boxes,” Bottom said.

A glowing light emanating from behind each image will give the sense of life that once occupied the space. Light boxes add another element to her work, making it a little more unique.

Drawing on inspiration from Jessica Somers and Maggie Taylor, Bottom creaters her images all digitally. From the scans to the photographs to the Photoshop manipulations, her work is completely digital.

“The thing I like the best about working digitally is that it allows me to make continuous changes without destroying the work I’ve already made,” Bottom said.

Digital artist Mike McKenzie, painters Lauren Moon and Hallie Dahlhofer, and ceramicist Jill Incandela will feature work during the exhibition.