CHICAGO – Wright presents an unusual auction April 16 titled “Professor B.J. Sears’ Technological Rarities.” For the first time at auction, this select collection of 11 artworks features an array of fantastical machines that fuse modern technologies with inventions of the past. LiveAuctioneers.com will provide absentee and Internet live bidding.

A celebrated film editor and professor at Savannah College of Art and Design, B.J. Sears united his love of invention and passion for history in the creation of these elaborate sculptures.

Highlights from this unique auction include the Electrophonic Anacroscope a machine for exploring time travel. The mixed media work of found objects and electronics stands 78 inches high and has an estimate of $20,000-$30,000.

For an out of body experience bidders will find the B.J. Sears periscope intriguing. The work subtly confronts the viewer with as one’s likeness is captured by the gooseneck and projected on the upper monitor, while a video plays below. It has a $10,000-$15,00 estimate.

Paying homage to Eadweard Muybridge, the English photographer and motion picture pioneer, is Professor Sears’ Muybridge Experiment. At the press of a button, a scrolling series of images proves the theory that, while galloping, all four hooves of a horse are lifted off of the ground. Estimate: $10,000-$15,000.

The auction will begin at noon Central time. For details contact Wright at 312-563-0020.

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Professor BJ Sears Technological Rarities – Lot 100 – Periscope from Wright on Vimeo.

Reddington's Phonelescope from Wright on Vimeo.

Professor BJ Sears Technological Rarities from Wright on Vimeo.