On the Beach
1961
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1961
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Desmond Paul Henry’s *On the Beach* is a 1961 drawing made with a rigged machine. Parts from old bombsight computers powered the device, but it wasn’t precise—unexpected lines popped up instead. Henry kept tinkering with the setup in the 1960s. The machine’s motion created patterns it wasn’t meant to make, so each sheet has its own quirks. Find more of Henry’s work at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
