brass & photographs

i’m figuring out what work to make for a group exhibition coming up

it’s mostly photographers sharing prints so I wanted to turn to photography too

it’s a very open brief, a loose concept around movement

no time to frame and I don’t like unframed prints tacked to walls, so the photo needs to be on some other material. i’ve printed on fabric, pasted on wood, and also experimented with vinyl prints on sheet metal

studio tests: vinyl print on brass sheet, about a square meter or larger

Of all the metals I like brass for its warmth. Steel and silver can feel sterile in a white gallery. Brass carries age and markings well, in a similar way bronze and copper can like these works below. But there’s something familial about brass which I still gravitate towards.

Rudolph Stingel, Untitled, 2013. Silver-plated, cast insulation panels with engraved graffiti. Hamad International Airport in Doha, Qatar.

Walead Beshty, Fedex copper works, 2012. Polished copper, accrued FedEx shipping and tracking labels. 33 ¾ x 28 x 4 inches.

These are some experiments with brass and photography from a while back. Film photos with brass frames and vinyl prints adhered to brass.

studio tests: vinyl print on brass sheet about a meter or larger

hand pressed brass frame around photo print, 4x6”

vinyl print on brass, 5x10”

vinyl print on brass, 5x7”

to be continued

considering movement tomorrow/ soon :)