Chris Combs (he/him) @combs@mastodon.art
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Here's my first permanent public artwork, "Periscopes." When you look through its bulbous lenses, you see scenes that might seem faraway, such as heron stalking their prey; but all of the footage was filmed (by me) within 10mi of its site at Buzzard Point in southwest Washington, D.C., USA.

I worked with a team to install this artwork yesterday. Steelwork by Steven R. Jones.

In a brick-lined planter along a quiet breezeway, two periscope-like grey pipes erupt from the ground like brontosauruses. They each are painted industrial grey and are roughly person-sized. From this angle, the closer "Periscope" reveals a bulbous screen that is displaying a watery natural scene.From a few feet away, their setting is more apparent. They are at two different heights, pointed, as if curious creatures, in two different directions.A close-up view shows another natural scene, this time showing a swamp. There is a hood over the end of the artwork, akin to a traffic light or signal. It has big chunky bolts.A side view shows the artwork's proximity to a central square within its host development.
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