Artist Spotlight:
John Kingsley WRITTEN BY MEGIN POTTER | PHOTOS PROVIDED
Welcome to the Retrofuture There is an extraordinary place that exists suspended on the tension wire between the past and the future. History is full of moments where the world was poised for change. The anticipation of its promises dangled before a population eager to believe in the promise of possibility. The beginning of the Industrial Revolution in America was one of these moments. As the Industrial Age faded, the Information Age was ushered in, reshaping our understanding of the artifacts that have remained.
John Kingsley rolls up his sleeves and redesigns these pieces of history into practical and fantastical contraptions. Tinkering with technology, his work puts an original spin on the science of the extraordinary.
96 | SIMPLY SARATOGA | SUMMER 2021
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