Optical Trick - Hand-Cranked Camera
Tu Wei-Cheng
涂維政
Production date
2011
Object Detail
Media
wood, metal, glass lens, projector, video (black and white silent)
Measurements
installed 157 x 70 x 140 cm
video 2 min 47 sec
video 2 min 47 sec
Notes
Optical Trick reproduces the essence of visual gadgets from an earlier era
The idea for these works came from optical toys and the earliest experiments in the moving image. Tu Wei-Cheng says, ‘Through a tiny pinhole, everyday life could be seen. This is what fascinated people then and this is what fascinates me now. The ten parts of my artwork point to the origin of animation. I have placed my fake relics in a museum setting because I want viewers to think about the people and events of the past and to value the clever inventions of long ago.’
The idea for these works came from optical toys and the earliest experiments in the moving image. Tu Wei-Cheng says, ‘Through a tiny pinhole, everyday life could be seen. This is what fascinated people then and this is what fascinates me now. The ten parts of my artwork point to the origin of animation. I have placed my fake relics in a museum setting because I want viewers to think about the people and events of the past and to value the clever inventions of long ago.’
Accession number
2012.113