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Shrine to the Melted Telephone
Strange Mechina Series
2002
12 x 16 x 16 inches
Telephone, metal, electronics, wood, glass
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The sacred melted telephone was discovered in a burnt-out bar in a little town in Indiana. When the shrine is plugged in, pressing the red button on the front makes an electric current arc between the two top metal rods. When it is connected to a phone line, the current arcs when the phone rings.
The Artist's Sketchbook has an
early sketch of this piece still in the
conceptual stages. To see it, click on the Sketch
link.
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$2500
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Santa Cruz, California USA ){kind=link}