Quiet Machines

Quiet Machines

Quiet Machines

(Category)

Still Life

(Year)

2024

(Location)

Studio, NY

(Client)

Self-initiated

Quiet Machines, cover photograph

Still lifes of ordinary objects, lit like portraits.

Still lifes of ordinary objects, lit like portraits.

Still lifes of ordinary objects, lit like portraits.

Objects as people

We treated a cup, a lamp and a tomato the way we treat a face. One light, a lot of waiting, and no props to hide behind.

Shown as a series of twelve prints in the studio gallery.

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New York, NY / 40.7128 N 74.0060 W

New York, NY / 40.7128 N 74.0060 W

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