Mr. Midas' Contact Lenses
Mr. Midas' Contact Lenses serve to illustrate how the story of King Midas and The Golden Touch might play out in modern society. What sort of objects would be affected and rendered useless? The golden contact lenses and silver lens case feature rose and thorn detailing which has been hand cut from a twenty pence piece. The plant symbolizes rose tinted vision as a symptom of excess wealth.