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quite so easy to interpret. Can you spot the hairdryer, the old crash test dummy? You can? Well done, but what about the hot water bottle, the wind vane or vacuums? The Designpanoptikum is home to many objects that will fool you with a ‘what we believe we see’ and ‘what things actually are’ conundrum. When the true purpose or reason for some of the objects is revealed then real life can suddenly become more unbelievable than fiction. The Russian’s typical interrogation: “That’s an iron lung. A girl went in there when she was six – she died when she was 62. Can you guess how she lived, what she did for a job or even what the cause of her death was?” “And why does the female dummy www.vintagexplorer.co.uk
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lying down have such blue eyes and blonde hair?” “Why were Russian gas masks much smaller than British ones?” Tempted though I am, I do not wish to spoil Vlad’s fun by answering these questions for you, but I will end this article in a true Vlad, teasing fashion by giving you, Jeopardy-style, one answer to a question that he may ask of you: “They’re testicle covers!” Use this information wisely. Mission accomplished. (WARNING - This article will self destruct in two months.) ve
‘WHY WERE RUSSIAN GAS MASKS MUCH SMALLER THAN BRITISH ONES?’
Freelance photographer Philip Woolway’s striking images have been featured in publications and advertisement campaigns internationally (www.philipwoolway.com).
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