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The name of this project has been inspired by the crash-protection system used in F1 cars which helps to prevent large objects and debris from entering the cockpit. To create Halo, Rubén used areal helmet, painted it using a mix of Acrylic and UV paint, then he photographed it in the studio and composed it using different exposures shot with continuous light and black light.
Ultraviolet rays are invisible to most humans. The lens of the human eye blocks most radiation in the wavelength range of 300–400 nm; shorter wavelengths are blocked by the cornea. Humans also lack color receptor adaptations for ultraviolet rays. Nevertheless, the photoreceptors of the retina are sensitive to near-UV, and people lacking a lens (a condition known as aphakia) perceive near-UV as whitish-blue or whitish-violet.
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