Fungi Slides Project Photographic mold
Robin Noorda started making serious photos at the age of 10 in 1970. Tens of thousands of slides dating back to his childhood had been blighted by mould. While throwing away the destroyed photographs, fellow artist Harry Schreurs picked one up and pointed out to him the autonomous gained beauty. On that moment the Fungi Slides project was born and Noorda started scanning the slides. He made a painfully journey in the past of visualised deteriorating memories in vanitas. As if his own trippy memories were fading in deterioration as well.
Worthwhile mentioning is that no colours are added during the scanning proces.
Phototropism is the ability to react to light.
The mould in these Fungi Slides is unintentional tropism in its most natural and elementary form, affecting the essence of the photographic image by altering the emulsion. And in addition to this, new elements were created in the process. Those 'literal' spores of the fungus apparently responded to visual elements, as can be seen in the ring of mould around the sun.
The liquefaction of air that flows across the meadow, gives rise to creationist musings. The slides add a disturbing dimension to tropism, where fungi even react to light that has been captured on film.
Prints are obtainable together with the original slide with the ongoing deterioration proces.
Maintenance instructions included.
Robin Noorda started making serious photos at the age of 10 in 1970. Tens of thousands of slides dating back to his childhood had been blighted by mould. While throwing away the destroyed photographs, fellow artist Harry Schreurs picked one up and pointed out to him the autonomous gained beauty. On that moment the Fungi Slides project was born and Noorda started scanning the slides. He made a painfully journey in the past of visualised deteriorating memories in vanitas. As if his own trippy memories were fading in deterioration as well.
Worthwhile mentioning is that no colours are added during the scanning proces.
Phototropism is the ability to react to light.
The mould in these Fungi Slides is unintentional tropism in its most natural and elementary form, affecting the essence of the photographic image by altering the emulsion. And in addition to this, new elements were created in the process. Those 'literal' spores of the fungus apparently responded to visual elements, as can be seen in the ring of mould around the sun.
The liquefaction of air that flows across the meadow, gives rise to creationist musings. The slides add a disturbing dimension to tropism, where fungi even react to light that has been captured on film.
Prints are obtainable together with the original slide with the ongoing deterioration proces.
Maintenance instructions included.
