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Cross Eyed was made for an exhibition in the French Institute Gallery in
Edinburgh. The view from the first floor of the exhibition space across the
city, the valley and the Dean Bridge was the inspiration behind the
installation.
The impressive view is captured in two ways and installed within the
gallery. First there is the table at the centre of the space, and on its
surface the manipulated panorama photo of the view. Ten enlargements of
photos of details of the view, placed behind curved glass, hang on the
gallery's wall. These photos of details give the impression that they were
made using the telescope on the balcony. The telescope enables the viewer to
subject the actual view to further scrutiny and to compare it with the
manipulated photographic images inside the gallery.
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