Can You Spot The 70-Year-Old Homesteader’s Shack Hiding In The Desert?

Can You Spot The 70-Year-Old Homesteader’s Shack Hiding In The Desert?

At first glance, it’s easy to mistake this clapboard box in the middle of Joshua Tree for a mirage or digital illusion. Artist Philip K. Smith III added mirrored panels to the shack’s exterior, making Lucid Stead seem to hover in the landscape like a processing glitch.

At night, when the sun goes down, it then transforms again — lit from within by bright LEDs. Photographer Lou Mora captured the shack in the light of day and under the cover of darkness. [notcot]

Can You Spot The 70-Year-Old Homesteader’s Shack Hiding In The Desert?

Pictures: Lou Mora


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