Let the Tremendous Weight of Guilt be Lifted Off Your Shoulders is a full-size, fully operational re-creation of the 1792 model guillotine. It is connected to a functional windmill mounted outside of the gallery where the guillotine is installed. The windmill’s power is transferred through the gallery window to the guillotine. A system of pulleys and gears continuously ratchets the blade into place, then drops it from an appropriate height.
Full Description
Let the Tremendous Weight of Guilt be Lifted Off Your Shoulders is a full-size, fully operational re-creation of the 1792 model guillotine. It is connected to a functional windmill mounted outside of the gallery where the guillotine is installed. The windmill’s power is transferred through the gallery window to the guillotine. A system of pulleys and gears continuously ratchets the blade into place, then drops it from an appropriate height.
Work metadata
- Year Created: 2008
- Submitted to ArtBase: Sunday Feb 24th, 2008
- Original Url: http://www.chris-reilly.org/tremendous_guilt.php?srt=date_d
- Permalink: http://www.chris-reilly.org/tremendous_guilt.php?srt=date_d
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Work Credits:
- chris reilly, creator
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