Additional Info

• ID Code: M8-13
• Purpose: Art using optically active materials.
• Description: The above art work contains the following layers, from rear to front: a fluorescent light, a rotating polaroid, a diffuser, a collage of optically active materials, and a polarized sheet. The POLAGE consists of the collage and the polaroid sheet mounted together. When the rear polaroid rotates, the picture changes between a butterfly and a cocoon (as shown in the photographs above), while the caterpiller at the lower right changes color.
• Availability: Available
• References: REFERENCES: (PIRA 6H35.57) See Demonstration Reference File for further information on this artwork medium, including descriptive material by the artist, Austine Wood.
• Videos-1: Also visit her really slick web site: http://www.austine.com and see a POLAGE in action. (link NOT video)