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Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Untitled
Collection of the Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
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Untitled

Artist/Maker (United States, b. 1969)
Date2001
Mediumbook with photographs
DimensionsOverall (Closed): 6 × 7 × 3/4 in. (15.2 × 17.8 × 1.9 cm)
ClassificationsInformation Forms
Credit LineGift of the Peter Norton Family
Terms
    Object number2001.34
    DescriptionThis piece revives the antiquated form of the "peep show," a toy-like device resembling a private, miniature theater that was popular in the 19th century. As we look through the peep hole to the scene inside the bellows, we see a deep, mossy well inhabited by siren-like figures gesturing toward a floating body that appears to be beyond their grasp. When we flip the object and look through the back, this soul returns our stare. The photographs for this project were taken by Gaskell at the Netherworld Well on the gounds of Villa Regaleira in Sintra, Portugal. The design of the well and surrounding gardens are based on Dante's "Inferno."
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    Pendant
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