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Untouchable HIV Camera

April 09th, 2008 | Category: hiv


Incredible custom camera created by artist Wayne Martin Belger and titled the ‘Untouchable HIV Camera’. The unit which looks like a cross between a prehistoric pacemaker, diesel engine and camera was designed to study and photograph a geographic comparison of people suffering from HIV. Made from Aluminium, Copper, Titanium, Acrylic and HIV positive blood. The blood pumps through the working camera to settle into a pinhole thus creating a #25 red filter. I love the way this piece combines real technology with the concept of the camera as an eye, what Diane Arbus said about a photograph being a secret about a secret, or the idea of blood as a filter that increases spectral sensitivity.

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6 Comments so far

  1. Ben April 9th, 2008 7:02 am

    intense

  2. pe-jota April 9th, 2008 10:21 am

    Impressive !!

  3. Chris April 9th, 2008 1:40 pm

    WOW…. It’s so cool how creativity can bring a huge topic to the surface in such a simple way! Very cool

  4. Stash April 9th, 2008 2:09 pm

    Very freaky and cool all at the same time.

    Thanks for adding me to your blogroll. I’d like to think it was all the pix of food that did it. ;)

  5. johnozed April 9th, 2008 7:01 pm

    very heavy.

  6. jefro April 11th, 2008 4:11 am

    Very nice. I like the effect of the real on the recorded.