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Mary Lucking - Lizard Acres Studio

Curiouser and curiouser!   
2011, Arizona Science Center, Phoenix, AZ
Commissioned by Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture
Aluminum, stainless steel, video monitors, video cameras, computers, custom software
 
   
   
Mary Lucking - Lizard Acres Studio

Curiouser and curiouser! welcomes visitors to the Arizona Science Center in a spirit of playfulness and discovery.  A giant interactive telescope and microscope plunge out of the ceiling, peering down at people as they enter the building, while a smaller telescope on the floor gives people a lightning-fast tour of science research sites around Arizona. A hidden video camera feeds images of the viewers eye to the screen at the end of the large telescope, and the eyes in the large microscope follow visitors as they enter the museum. The artwork's title is borrowed from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, inviting us to imagine ourselves growing huge and then tiny, exploring the strange and wonderful world around us.