| Reference Number | 2016.1/G/1/6 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Presentation board for 'Distancing Device' |
| Date | 1970 |
| Description | Untitled presentation board for 'Distancing Device' comprising of nine black and white photographs arranged in three rows of three on white card. Each photograph shows a different letter of the phrase 'Keep Going' revealed in the mirror at the base of the device. These letters are only visible as the viewer steps further away from the device. The bottom right of the board is marked in black ink 'David Dye 1970'. The remains of another photograph along the left hand side of the board, coupled with some signs of tearing, suggests that a section of the board has been removed at some point. A rectangular section of old tape at the top of the board also suggests that a descriptive label is also missing. A typescript label on the reverse shows that the presentation board was submitted by Dye as a testimonial for admission into the Royal College of Art. |
| Notes | 'Distancing Device' was originally exhibited at the group exhibition 'Young Contemporaries' at the Royal Academy, London in November 1970. A version of the work was also made for 'The British Avant Garde' at the New York Cultural Center, New York in May 1971. The work was completed whilst Dye was a student at St. Martins School of Art. |
| Related Material | See 2016.1/E/10 for colour positives of the work on display at 'The British Avant Garde (New York Cultural Center, New York, May 1971); and 2016.1/D/2/83-87 for additional photographs of 'Distancing Device'. |