Amplifiers | 2003-2005
Black and white film photographs glued onto aluminum
Despite
the difference in scale, there is a curious similarity in the appearance of the
grey or black quadrangular facades of amplifiers and photographic frames.
On each of them a word appears, in silver on black, in the form of evocative brand names such as Boogie, Fender, Fidelity, Elite…
The amplifiers have a substantial texture that lends itself to moiré effects, revealing the internal speaker structures. Also worth noting is the visual role of their black grainy leather casings, which act like a frame.
On each of them a word appears, in silver on black, in the form of evocative brand names such as Boogie, Fender, Fidelity, Elite…
The amplifiers have a substantial texture that lends itself to moiré effects, revealing the internal speaker structures. Also worth noting is the visual role of their black grainy leather casings, which act like a frame.
1. Amplifier Ampeg – 2003
52 x 48 cm
2. Amplifier Classic 30 – 2005
41 x 50 cm
3. Amplifier Fender n°1 – 2003
45 x 55 cm
4. Amplifier Hughes & Kettner – 2005
43 x 48 cm
5. Amplifier Fender n°2 – 2003
52 x 66 cm
6. Amplifier Boogie – 2003
47 x 44 cm
7. Amplifier Rickenbacker – 2005
38 x 56 cm
