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Model, Zoetrope

This is a Model. It is dated 2017–18. Its medium is acrylic and led, recreated for exhibition; installed 2017–18, zeitz museum of contemporary art africa, cape town, south africa . It is a part of the department.

“Commissioned by Design Indaba to make a solar-powered charging station for an electric vehicle, I conceived a zoetrope based on the Japanese network of Michi-no-Eki—roadside stations that offer local insights, performances, and produce. The interior of the zoetrope contained a sequence of filmic haikus made by local South African filmmakers. The installation expressed the geographic and demographic range of life within a 100-kilometer radius of the Zeitz museum—from an underwater kelp forest and rooftop football match to choral groups and solar-power installers.”

It is credited Courtesy of Es Devlin.

This object was previously on display as a part of the exhibition An Atlas of Es Devlin.

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