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Jeremiah Barnes -- Vladmaster Set cover

Jeremiah Barnes -- Vladmaster Set

4 reels, 1 mini cd, 4"x4" box

On March 19th 1992 a recreational airplane flying low over the Cascade foothills noticed an unusual number of orange forms dotting the forest floor. Further investigation revealed 86 earthmoving vehicles, idle and overgrown with weeds, spread over five acres of forest. The Public Life of Jeremiah Barnes is a Vladmaster investigation of this occurance and the man who may or may not have been responsible for it. The story is told in dioramas built from tiny model railroad men and 55-cent plastic bulldozers. Almost none of the objects are larger than one inch in any dimension. Narration is included on a mini-cd accompanying the reels. It features sound effects, music, and a wonderful ding noise to cue the change from image to image.

This set consists of four handmade Vladmaster reels, the box to keep them in, and the mini-cd soundtrack. The story was written and photographed by Vladimir. The disks and boxes are printed and die cut by Pinball Publishing. Toussaint Perrault narrates the story and also wrote and recorded the accompanying music.

The reels are viewable in any Viewmaster viewer.

$20.00