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Pocket Lens

Object NameGlass Lens

Edition

1 of 18

Artist Lothar Otto Böttcher (German and South African, b. 1973)

Made FromOptical Glass

Date2017

Place MadeRepublic of South Africa, Pretoria

TechniqueHand-cut, polished

SizeOverall H: 7.2 cm, W: 14.5 cm, D: 1.5 cm

Accession Number2019.9.2

Curatorial Area(s)

Postwar and Contemporary

Exhibitions

New Glass Now (TRAVEL)

New Glass Now

Not On View

Interpretive Notes

Web Text

Call me old-fashioned, but there is something almost redemptive about looking through—rather than into—a smartphone “screen” to see the real, analog world anew, as Lothar Böttcher’s Pocket Lens encourages us to do. -Aric Chen Instagram: @lotharbottcher

Physical DescriptionGlass Lens, "Pocket Lens". Colorless optical glass; hand-cut, polished. Hand-cut and polished optical glass approximately the size and shape of a "smart" phone. Work came with custom metal mount/stand and hand-made leather protective pouch. Edition 1 of 18.
Provenance

Source Lothar Otto Böttcher (German and South African, b. 1973) - 2017-2019-11-14