Thread Spool Installations by Devorah Sperber

Devorah Sperber creates pixelated images of well-known artworks using everyday materials - spools of thread, pipe cleaners, colored tacks—to reinvent famous works of art. Her work explores the links between art, science and technological change. She starts by scanning a reproduction of a painting to create a color-charted map, which she remakes in three dimensions using small objects to mimic the pixels of digital images. In the process she greatly enlarges the original image and turns it upside down. Viewing the work through the acrylic sphere provided by the artist mimics peripheral vision, turning the image right side up and shrinking it to a recognizable size.