Robert Farber American, b. 1944
Deterioration 055, 2013
Series: Deterioration
Dye sublimation on Chroma Luxe aluminum
182.9 x 121.9 cm
72 x 48 in
72 x 48 in
Edition of 10
Further images
When exploring my archive of images that go back to 1969, I not only rediscovered images that would now be considered classic or vintage, but also a new life in...
When exploring my archive of images that go back to 1969, I not only rediscovered images that would now be considered classic or vintage, but also a new life in the works themselves, created only by my collaboration with time.
- Robert Farber
The deterioration of the transparencies is the result of the film's chemical reaction from decades of sitting in non-archival plastic sleeves. Other than the natural process of deterioration, no retouching or manipulation was done to the images.
Timeline of Deterioration Series:- 1977-1984 Photos were captured
- Early 90s First noticed the film’s Deterioration
- Early 90s – 2013 Revisit archives to monitor the Deterioration
- 2013 Determination point to stop the transformation and archivally preserve