Elizabeth King

Idea for a Mechanical Eye
1988-90

Cast acrylic, carved wood, brass, springs. 10¾ x 2¼ x 2¼ inches including stand; eyeball diameter ⅞ inch. Eye, eyelids, and socket independently movable. Eyeball made in collaboration with ocularist Earle C. Schreiber.

Appears in:

What Happened, 1991/2008. Animation.

Quizzing Glass, 2005. Installation.

Shutter, 2008. Installation