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Internal artifact on a wooden floor: a small clear acrylic cube containing a lit cylindrical vial at its center, a clear lens dome resting on top
the full piece
Three-quarter view of internal artifact: clear acrylic cube on a wooden floor, lens dome on top, lit vial visible inside, leds glowing around the base
the cube and the lens
Off-angle view of internal artifact: the clear cube on the wooden floor seen from above, lens visible at top edge, lit elements glowing inside
from above
Top-down view of internal artifact through the lens: a yellow scroll of text inside the cube magnified by the dome lens
through the lens
Closer top-down view through the lens of internal artifact: the magnified yellow scroll visible underneath, held in a warm halo
closer through the lens
Direct top-down view through the lens of internal artifact: the printed poem now legible inside the warm yellow halo, suspended at the center of the lens
the poem, magnified
Close-up through the lens of internal artifact: the magnified poem held in a warm yellow halo, text suspended at center with the wooden floor visible beyond
held in the halo
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internal artifact (a light poem)

year
2024
materials
led, colored acrylic, optical lens, laser-etched text, adhesive
dimensions
6"w x 5"h x 4"d
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From across the room it's a neon flame atop an invisible candle. Walk up to it and a poem comes into focus through the lens, magnified, held in a halo of yellow. The poem will not be read at any other distance. Private truths kept small.