Almaden / The Splendor of Truth

Timothy Blum

Almaden / The Splendor of Truth

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Turning Base metals into gold was the goal of the Alchemists. In The Splendor of Truth I am turning lead into modern day gold, a dollar. 2 super-8 projectors on a metal stand that I made are directed inward. One has the loop film of the front of a dollar bill and the other projector has the loop film of the back of the dollar bill. Showing the piece “in the house of the money exchangers” (bank) ads new depth to the wording “promissory note”. Turn it one, watch lead turn into gold.