Glasses

One of the first steps I took to make these boxes was comb my house for odds and ends to fill the matrix of the pieces. My father and I are both collectors of sorts, and many of the objects came from his boxes of random things he has saved over the years. Cornell also hoarded objects for his pieces over time, and often went through the attics of relatives to find new material. The glasses are one of the items I found in my search; they were my my father's when he was a child. I specifically wanted to use them because my Dad is one of the smartest and most knowledgeable people I know. The background features early scientific drawings of planets and orbits because both my father and Cornell are well studied on the cosmos and the world around us.

Below: Joseph Cornell, Untitled (Solar Set), 1956-1958