IRIS YAUN — is a photographer of ten years based in New York City. She specializes in astrophotography, using both analog and digital systems to produce high quality imagery of the night sky. Iris's experiences with astrophotography have imbued in her a keen sense of καιρός—kairos—the ancient Greek word for perfect timing, when the moment is propitiously met by the right person. More than just a shot at serendipity, she sees photography as a vehicle for mapping—and making legible—the mysterious and fascinating cognitive systems which are latent in the visual processing apparatus of the brain. Her processing style incorporates techniques learned from her decade of panoramic experimentation. She sees the viewfinder as a doorway to adjacent worlds, worlds bound up in consciousness, perception, and memory—and understands herself and her art as a messenger.