Pulling vigorously removes small amounts of the Lotto scratcher, while the knob on the side can be pulled in and out to locate the penny in a new area.
Media: Wood, Brass, Spring, Glass, Lotto scratcher, Penny
Dimensions: 4.5” x 6.5” x 3”
Year: 2012
Turning the knobs adjusts the flint stone, pulling on pull-string strikes razor blade against flint stone.
Media: Wood, brass, glass, steel, spring, razor blade, flint sone, kindling
Dimensions: 5” x 7” x 5”
Year: 2011
Grandfather’s proctology tools used to scrap away at plaster mixed with rusted metal shavings, building up on a magnet under receipt paper.
Pulling down and releasing causes metal to slap a grated reservoir of chalk that falls down onto the bottom of the box.
Media: Wood, steel, rat-trap springs, chalk, brass
Dimensions: 8” x 10” x 6.5”
Year: 2012
When the viewer pulls down, steel brush cleans a sheet of rusted steel, while on the other side the nails dig deeper into another sheet of rusted steel, together creating a screeching sound.
Media: Wood, steel, glass, brass, spring, rusted steel, steel brush, steel nails.
Dimensions: 12” x10” x 6”
Year: 2012
Finding handle and turning moves large drum from within sculpture creating a loud crashing sound.
Light can be seen through the crack of the internal box. Pull string suspended down low opens box. When bending down to open box, the viewer is no longer at a level in which they can see inside.
Media: Wood, brass, lightbulb
Dimensions: 5’ x 11” x 11”
Year: 2011
