Eggs and Slicer

In early 1930 Weston experimented with various domestic objects available to him around the house. In June of that year he took up photographing an egg slicer, placing it in different positions, to explore the play of light and shadow. Weston recalls, "The taut wire strings for slicing give it the appearance of a musical instrument, a miniature harp. I put the hard-boiled egg, stripped for cutting into it, a couple more eggs were commandeered to balance, and two aluminum baking dishes, the halved kind, made to fit together in a round steamer were used in back. Result - excellent..." (Daybooks II, p. 141.)