he worldīs monuments and landmarks are indelibly inscribed in our collective memory. Iconic structures such as the Leaning Tower of Pisa, the Statue of Liberty, and the Brandenburg Gate have been reproduced in infinite images and souvenirs, to the point where everyone can instantly conjure these points of interest in their mindīs eye and carry around their own individual impression of these cultural touchstones, whether or not they have encountered them in person.
Agathe Snow has taken this perpetual visual presence literally. Her edition for the exhibition All Access World is a pair of sunglasses in which a fine golden horizon line is drawn on the inside of black mirrored lenses, forming the silhouettes of the New York skyline and the Egyptian pyramids. Invisible to others from the outside, and for the wearer no more than a subtle, barely registered presence, it is only when the glasses are taken off that the motifs become recognizable.
The sunglasses, handmade by Berlin based eyewear brand MYKITA go by the name "Cyrus". Each of the horizon lines is painted by hand, ensuring that each pair of glasses is unique.
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