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, only including small-scale paintings created by women. Each artist was given a small pre-stretched canvas to work with. Private Eye was that same canvas turned into a thin pinhole camera, installed facing the bathroom mirror. The eye gazed back at visitors while recording a long exposure on film.

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