Joanne Salé


Visual Artist


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Coin-Operated Binoculars





These works address humanity’s attempt to mediate its perception of the natural world. I interpret this mediation as an expression of longing: to make the natural world seem closer, to fill a void, to connect with something that brings a feeling of completeness.


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Coin-Operated Binoculars I



mixed media on paper,
113 x 76 cm, 2005



Coin-Operated Binoculars II



mixed media on paper,
113 x 76 cm, 2005



Coin-Operated Binoculars



found objects, wood, metal, paper,
155 x 72 cm, 2005



Coin-Operated Binoculars (detail)



found objects, wood, metal, paper,
155 x 72 cm, 2005



Coin-Operated Binoculars (inside detail)



found objects, wood, metal, paper,
155 x 72 cm, 2005


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