This assemblage combines two pieces that have been knocking around my studio for years. The first is a beautifully rusted old candle lantern, the second a photographic glass plate image. The mirror at the back of the lantern, which reflects the light and doubles the illumination, was long gone when I fished the lantern out of a box of rubble at a salvage place, so in hobo tradition I substituted a tin can lid.
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| Old rusted-out lantern with tin-can-lid reflector |
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| Lantern back, with hook for hanging from a belt |
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| Tin can reflector in action |
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| Lantern combined with glass plate photo image (in the dark, the image really glows) |
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| Close-up of image (can you spot the woman by the fence?) |
lol cracking idea, what great fun.
ReplyDeleteNow was she, or wasnt she, REALLY there?
Or is this an apparation? !!!
I love that idea. Wonderfully executed.
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