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Bi-12 Color

Object NameNecklace
Artist Jiro Kamata (Japanese, b. 1978)
Made FromDichroic Mirror, Silver
Date2015
Place MadeGermany, Munich
TechniqueCut, oxidized, assembled
SizeOverall L (open): 54 cm, W: 3.1 cm, D: about 1 cm
Accession Number2015.3.11
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionNecklace, "Bi-12 Color". Cut dichroic mirror (glass with reflective dichroic coating), oxidized silver; assembled. Necklace consisting of 12 disks of cut dichroic "mirror," or glass with a reflective dichroic coating, that is used for splitting beams and sourced at Thor Labs in Munich. The cut dichroic disks are fitted into oxidized silver surrounds and connected with round oxidized silver links. The dichroic coating on the glass creates reflectivity, prismatic activity, and an array of colors.
Provenance
Source Ornamentum - 2015-2015-07-31
received by Ornamentum from the designer's studio
Object copyright© Jiro Kamata
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