Joseph Cornell placed everyday materials inside glass-fronted boxes to showcase his unique vision of the world.
The exterior skin of "Sand Fountain" (1948) is covered in faded pages from science and history books, while the inner sides of the box are lined with pieces of astronomical maps. Inside sits a broken cordial glass, half buried in yellow sand, whose shape recalls an hourglass. A white structure above resembles the keystone of an arch.
When "Sand Fountain" is inverted the sand collects inside the structure. When the box is righted, the sand pours into the broken glass below, which begins to overflow. This photograph shows the the box in action.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T65K0ipTQHo
joseph.cornell - worlds in a box
| Joseph Cornell | |
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Cornell in 1971
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| Born | December 24, 1903 Nyack, New York |
| Died | December 29, 1972 (aged 69) New York City, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Known for | assemblage, experimental film,sculpture |
Joseph Cornell (December 24, 1903 – December 29, 1972) was an American artist and sculptor, one of the pioneers and most celebrated exponents of assemblage. Influenced by the Surrealists, he was also an avant-garde experimental filmmaker.
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