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Experiment #4 "Human lightening rod with larger capacitor"
Experiment #4 "Human lightening rod with larger capacitor"
Experiment #4 "Human lightening rod with larger capacitor"

Experiment #4 "Human lightening rod with larger capacitor"

Artist (born 1941 La Crosse, Wisconsin; lives Santa Fe, New Mexico)
Datenegative 1996, printed 2022
Mediumarchival pigment print on paper, ed. 1/5
Dimensions17 × 22 in. (43.2 × 55.9 cm)
ClassificationsPhotography
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of the artist
Object numberPC2023.14.2.4
DescriptionA black and white photograph of a human lightning rod-experiment. A researcher in a foil-clad suit, helmut, and goggles places one foot the up onto a slightly raised metal platform. A long metal pole protrudes from the researcher's cylindrical backpack. Dark rain clouds gather above the grassy landscape.
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