This is the final camera incorporating a funnel-like object into its construction. I saw a plumber’s friend in a hardware store and recognized a vague resemblance to the funnel shape. The shutter, the end of the wooden handle, screws into a heavy rubber thread. The aperture is recessed one inch to allow room for insertion of the shutter.

“Under the Acid Sink” is the single photograph this camera produced. On the edge of the photograph note a light leak in the camera that marks the image. In addition, light reflecting off the rubber threads in front of the aperture create the bands on the lower left corner of the photograph.

Dimensions

camera: 9 x 8 x 12 inches
photo:  8 x 7 inches

1984


text |  photograph  |  installation
photo
Plumber Camera
Sculptural Cameras Main Title
daguerreotrois | jules verne | eclipse | plumber | lead
 Sculptural Camera Series, Plumber Camera Page
plumber camera detail