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Spotted

Victor Grippo — Analogía I, (2da. versión)
Victor Grippo

Analogía I, (2da. versión)

1970

Blending art with scientific inquiry, this conceptual installation uses potatoes as battery cells to power a voltmeter, questioning the boundaries between organic and technological systems while critiquing social and economic structures.

Medium
Potatoes, zinc and copper electrodes, voltmeter, electrical cable and nylon monofilament, chair, wood, cloth, and text panel

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Victor Grippo, Analogía I, (2da. versión), 1970

Blending art with scientific inquiry, this conceptual installation uses potatoes as battery cells to power a voltmeter, questioning the boundaries between organic and technological systems while critiquing social and economic structures.

Medium
Potatoes, zinc and copper electrodes, voltmeter, electrical cable and nylon monofilament, chair, wood, cloth, and text panel
Year
1970
Seen at
Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL

Related themes

Wood, Post-War, Unique Work, Contemporary

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Art Institute of Chicago