Photomaton
2018
2018
Technique:
Archive photographs, organizaed in a custom build booth made to replicate the size of a Photomaton.
Archive photographs, organizaed in a custom build booth made to replicate the size of a Photomaton.
About:
This object was exposed in Lisbon’s Subway for several. months in 2018; collective work with the artists Bruno Parente︎︎︎and Rossella Nisio︎︎︎
Filed under:
archive; memory; found photos
This object was exposed in Lisbon’s Subway for several. months in 2018; collective work with the artists Bruno Parente︎︎︎and Rossella Nisio︎︎︎
Filed under:
archive; memory; found photos
What happens to old ID portraits when they lose their context ?
Photomaton is a work on memory and absence that exposes us to representations of people which, as a matter of fact, cannot tell us anything about their subjects. They leave us with mere physiognomies, clues about social, cultural, financial status, which tell us very little about the actual core of the life of the people portrayed.
Photomaton uses as a starting point for its reflection the automatic photographic booth, still present today in public spaces as metro stations, transforming it into a miniature museum.
The Photomaton is an automatic photographic booth invented in 1925 in the USA by Anatole Josepho. It was the first automated system for producing identification portraits.
Specific site project here ︎︎︎
