Bathyscaphe. The idea was born when I bought a Swedish water flask of the Second World War. Its shape reminded me a fish or a submarine. It is like a hybrid of a ship and of a fish. Aluminum flashlight corps served for this and a trumpet flapper replaced a periscope. A ship engine can be seen through a magnifying glass – it has been made of a pocket watch mechanism. A ship has been mounted on a plywood board that was aged before. I think it’s a great bathyscaphe.
Materials: The mouthpiece of a wind instrument tuba, part of the aluminum body of the spotlight, case of a manual mechanical watch, Swedish Army water bottle flask, fork…
Dimensions: 45 x 30 cm
Year: 2011
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