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14,000 Prescription Lenses Dangle like Dewdrops in a Lush Japanese Forest

17 Oct, 2024

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Suspended like a vortex of rain, a new installation from Caitlind r.c. Brown and Wayne Garrett ushers viewers into a shimmering enclosure.

“A Whisper in the Eye of the Storm” dangles 14,000 prescription lenses from a pair of concentric circles. Created for the Northern Alps Art Festival in Omachi City, the site-specific work evokes the region’s historic relationship to water.

Blanketed with heavy snow in the winter and drenched during rainy summers, the city experiences several wet seasons. Situated at the base of the Japanese mountain range, it boasts natural features like lakes, hot springs, and hydroelectric dams. Omachi has also seen its population rapidly dwindle in recent years.

Brown and Garrett have previously worked with found, recycled objects like lightbulbs and telephones. Nested behind Nishina Shrine along the shore of Lake Kizaki, this new piece repurposes eyeglasses that catch and refract sunlight and magnify the surrounding cedar forest, focusing viewers’ gazes on the enlarged natural world around them.

“The work invites visitors to look at the landscape (and each other) with fresh eyes, seeing differently and peering deeply into the ancient and evolving landscape,” the artists say.

“A Whisper in the Eye of the Storm” is on view through November 4. Find more from Brown and Garrett on their website.

a detail shot of an installation of dangling rows of prescription lenses in a forest
an installation of dangling rows of prescription lenses in a forest
a man sits on a bench in the midst of an installation of dangling rows of prescription lenses in a forest
a detail shot of an installation of dangling rows of prescription lenses in a forest
a woman walks up to an installation of dangling rows of prescription lenses in a forest
people surround an installation of dangling rows of prescription lenses in a forest

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