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This device increases the user’s likelihood of getting struck by lightning. Energy from the strike is transferred to heat, used to brand the user, who following the experience is left scarred as a memory of the event. The device questions the dissemination of this experience, from the life threatening, to simple story, the transition from the fantastic to the banal.

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Experiencing lightning strike, Great Langdale, Cumbria

C-Type Print, 1500 X 1200mm (edition of 6)

 

Lightning Strike

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Device for Experiencing

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For ease of transportation the device is modular, packing down to under 170cm in length, (fitting within the baggage allowance of most commercial carriers)

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