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The World's Smallest Sunset

 

The World's Smallest Sunset (as seen from really, really, really far away)
Graphite, Latex paint, and binoculars
Installation in Gallery One Studios
2004


For this work, I hand painted the sentence, “The World’s Smallest Sunset (as seen from really, really, really far away)” on a gallery wall. The text was about three feet from the floor and was centered on the wall. Above the text, at eye level, I drew a small line drawing of a tiny road, a few hills, some clouds, and a setting sun. Viewed from more than a few feet away the drawing was indiscernible and hardly visible. But when viewers looked through the binoculars, they would be able to see the drawing.