Is the World Less Colorful? Highlighting the Color Evolution of Objects and Spaces
Picture: Left photo: © Nick Smith Photography, via Clare Marie Design. Right photo: Sidekix Media, via Unsplash
Written by Giovana Martino | Translated by Diogo Simões
Research by the Science Museum Group based on objects from different periods of UK history shows how their colors have transformed over time, leaving vibrant tones behind and becoming grayer every day.
Cat Sleeman examined more than seven thousand photographs of everyday objects from the Science Museum Group Collection in research funded by the Creative Industries Policy and Evidence Center (PEC). From cameras to lamps and other household objects, they were organized into 21 different categories according to their use. The analysis was carried out based on counting pixels of different colors and also addressed the shape of the objects.