Enantiomorphic Chambers

Enantiomorphic Chambers 1965 Released

Directed by Robert Smithson

· 23 min

 

Enantiomorphic Chambers 1965 Released

Directed by Robert Smithson

· 23 min

 

n 1964 Robert Smithson made a sculpture called Enantiomorphic Chambers that cleverly exploited our two-eyed nature to haunting metaphysical ends. Stepping between the two chambers, the viewer sees his or her image cancelled out by precisely coordinated mirrors, accomplishing Smithson’s task of “eliminating the consciousness that regulates binary vision.” Curators Kevin Regan and Christopher Howard have teamed up to turn NURTUREart Gallery into an entantiomorphic chamber of their own devising,... see more

n 1964 Robert Smithson made a sculpture called Enantiomorphic Chambers that cleverly exploited our two-eyed nature to haunting metaphysical ends. Stepping between the two chambers, the viewer sees his or her image cancelled out by precisely coordinated mirrors, accomplishing Smithson’s task of “eliminating the consciousness that regulates binary vision.” Curators Kevin Regan and Christopher Howard have teamed up to turn NURTUREart Gallery into an entantiomorphic chamber of their own devising,... see more
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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Jul 8, 1965
COUNTRY
US
LANGUAGE
EN
SPOKEN
English
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