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Rae Lanzerotti
Depth Perception Part 3: Street, 2024Aluminum foil embossed tiles, tape24" x 24"____
Visual Description
Street is a shiny, textured, thin aluminum foil square made up of four smaller square pieces. I distinctly patterned each piece separately, by rubbing it against sidewalk surfaces as I encountered them on local streets. The foil is silvery and reflective, and the combination of four patterns into one creates a varied surface of bumps, domes, crinkles, lines, and letters. The patterns come from the bright yellow truncated domes and parallel lines carved into concrete that signal street crossings. There’s also a utility panel cover from a local sidewalk, with the words, “Street Lighting,” debossed into the square. Applying varied pressure into each foil sheet against firm surfaces molded its form into signals of navigation and safety. Dimensions: four 1 x 1 foot pieces joined to make a 2 x 2 foot square.
