Continuing with interesting gear…not perfectly constructed illusions as in the last post, but
Continuing with interesting gear…not perfectly constructed illusions as in the last post, but imperfect, tactile, functioning object-sculptures…Miroslav Tichy’s camerasFrom Wikipedia:Tichý made his equipment from materials at hand. A typical camera might be constructed from plywood, sealed from the light with road asphalt, with a plywood shutter with a window cut through, operated by a pulley system of thread spools and dressmaker’s elastic. A homemade telephoto lens might be constructed from cardboard tubes or plastic pipes. He made his own lenses, cutting them out of Plexiglas, sanding them with sandpaper, then polishing with a mix of toothpaste and cigarette ashes. His enlarger combines sheet metal, two fence slats, a light bulb and a tin can.“[…]"Of his technical methods, Tichy has said, "First of all, you have to have a bad camera”, and, “If you want to be famous, you must do something more badly than anybody in the entire world.”https://americansuburbx.com/2010/04/theory-miroslav-tichy-tarzan-retired.htmlhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=A2pWttACOaw -- source link
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