TV Microwave is a copper construction with wood-grain contact paper exterior, painted or nickel-plated trim. This is not a found object, but constructed carefully by hand to replicate a manufactured object as a commentary on the value of manufactured goods in our consumer society. 

When the door is opened, the tiered cake rotates automatically and strobe lights flash continuously. Interior includes model car, bride, groom and 14k. gold 'brass ring'. 

Dimensions: 6" H x 9" W x 7.5" D (closed)

Available for exhibition or purchase.

Additional commentary about the impact of nuclear pollution includes the button panel with the dates for Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Three Mile Island.

 Photography by Philip Cohen

 © Harriete Estel Berman, 1983, 2021