It is important that these photographs be seen in person - the use of large format film and printing on a traditional medium by traditional means renders an infinity of detail and delicacy to the images simply not possible via electronic means without vast amounts of data being transferred (clearly not possible here). It is only then that the large prints can be seen as intended.

The images shown here are the result of a 10 year exploration. My interest in this project is not simply documentarian - but it seemed to me that such utilitarian, fundamentally unselfconsciously nonaesthetic 'architecture' would be an excellent way to explore the psyche of the culture which produced them. Our 'past'. It struck me that ‘cultural objects’ from different eras retain common motifs specific to that era. Exploring the aesthetics of such technological objects – one is able to see the very limits of such motif making in an elegant way.

Also of interest was the fact that each object contains it's own world, like a miniature city, subject to it’s own logic and aesthetic conditions. But ultimately – these are secondary aspects of the larger project – something innately photographic. I think it is important to the project to mention that these pictures were made on film with large format cameras. At the very least it is sympathetic to the subject here described. And ultimately I also feel that the images are very functional heuristically – which is to say that it is not so important what is said about them. Please consider these words a simple meditation on the subject being represented

 

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