Yvette
Lenses
Today's image is titled Lenses and was photographed by Yvette.
A battery of lenses peers out at State Street from the main floor gallery of the Madison Museum of Contemporary Art (MMoCA). The piece is but one work in the "Topologies" exhibition, which features work by Alyson Shotz. More details about the lenses are provided by the museum:
The exhibition features several three-dimensional works, including a six-foot-tall Viewing Scope installed adjacent to the State Street Gallery window. This interactive work is composed of 30 steel tubes with mirror-polished interiors; lenses of varying magnifications are placed at the ends of each tube. The work functions much like the viewfinders found at scenic lookout points throughout the country. However, instead of enhancing the experience of a sublime landscape, the scopes compel the viewer to see a given setting from a variety of twisted perspectives. For museum visitors, the distinctive views of State Street afforded by the Viewing Scope suggest that art can address issues beyond the white walls of the gallery.
The exhibition runs through Sunday, Feb. 11.
There is a larger version of the photo in the gallery at right.
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