God

Loringhoven & Schamberg—1917

Author/Title Punning

The title God radically misnames the object. The irony collapses divine authority into a mechanical fitting, mocking the sanctity of both religion and sculpture.

~~Subversion of Glamour~~

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~~Drips as Sabotage~~

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Denial of Function

An industrial plumbing trap is turned upright, stripped of utility, and placed on a pedestal. What once carried waste now demands reverence.

~~Surface Disruption~~

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~~Artistic Citation~~

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