Giuseppe PENONE

ROVESCIARE I PROPRI OCCHI (TO ONE'S EYES) 1970

'Mirrored lenses, when placed over my eyes, indicate the point that separates me from that which surrounds me. They are like a skin, a border element, the interruption of a channel of information ....By blocking my vision I eliminate data necessary for my subsequent behaviour.'
-Giuseppe Penone. Artist's statement. 1977


Taken from
The Artist's Body, Edited By Tracey Warp, Survey by Amelia Jone