TV ROCK MOUNTAIN (2015)

A piece of ulexite (TV stone) placed on a watercolor of a mountain.  The natural fibers of ulexite conduct light along their long axes, by internal reflection such that ulexite functions much like a fiber optic cable bringing the watercolor image to the surface of the stone when viewed face on. Viewed from the side, the illusion disappears.

TV Rock Mountain, Ellen Harvey, 2015. Ulexite, watercolor on Gessoboard, acrylic on frame, and laser-cut Plexiglas, 14 x 18 x 1.5” (35.6 x 45.7 x 3.8 cm).