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Überleben im wasser: Der Silikonkäfig lässt den Sauerstoff durch [Survival in water: The silicone cage allows oxygen to pass through]
PHOTOGRAPHS
photograph (b+w)
Wöhlk-Contact-Linsen
Europe: West Germany, Kiel
1977
photographic paper
overall: 179 mm x 240 mm
2024.72/6
PHOTOGRAPHS
photograph (b+w)
Wöhlk-Contact-Linsen
Europe: West Germany, Kiel
1977
photographic paper
overall: 179 mm x 240 mm
Press photograph used to promote the launch of the Silflex silicone contact lens, referencing an historic experiment with a canary in a silicone cage, able to breathe oxygen even while submerged under water in a fish tank. Landscape format, printed in black and white, with glossy finish.
2024.72/6
Gift of Mr Andrew Gasson FCOptom, 2023