Private Eye

Private Eye (Camera), 2011, 8″x6″x1″, Pre-stretched canvas, spraypaint, gaffer’s tape, plastic watercolor tray, markers, glow-in-the-dark eyelashes, aluminum
Private Eye (Camera in the dark)
Private Eye (Pinhole image recorded during the opening reception), 2011

Patty Piexoto curated a group exhibition in her Chicago apartment bathroom, giving each artist a 6″ x 8″ pre-stretched canvas to work with. Private Eye is that same canvas turned into a shallow pinhole camera, installed facing the bathroom mirror. The eye gazed back at visitors while recording a long exposure on film.

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