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THE IMAGE OF THE TURIN SHROUD IS CODED IN THREE DIMENSIONS, Thierry Castex

OA IMAGEM DO SUDÁRIO DE TURIM ESTÁ CODIFICADA EM TRÊS DIMENSÕES

This article examines the uniqueness of the image on the Turin Shroud, highlighting its physical and visual properties that defy conventional explanations. After recalling the debates on its authenticity and the contradictory dating results (radiocarbon vs. recent X-ray analyses), the study emphasizes three major features: the negativity of the image, its superficiality on linen fibrils, and above all its three-dimensional encoding. Building on the pioneering work carried out with NASA’s VP8 analyzer in 1976, and later through modern digital processing of Gian Carlo Durante’s 2002 photographs, the author demonstrates that the luminous intensity of the Shroud’s image is proportional to the cloth-to-body distance, enabling a relief reconstruction of the crucified body. The 3D treatments reveal previously unseen details, such as a dark halo around the face, the bent position of the legs, and the blond-reddish hair. The study concludes that these properties exclude the hypothesis of a painting and suggest an imprinting process linked to a form of bodily radiation, still unexplained. The Shroud thus appears as a unique object at the intersection of science, history, and faith, and for many remains a witness to the Resurrection.              

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