FERMÉ du 28 novembre au 13 décembre
Robert Farber Américain, 1944
Deterioration 130
Série: Deterioration
Dye sublimation on Chroma Luxe aluminum
121.9 x 177.8 cm
48 x 70 in
48 x 70 in
Edition of 10
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
Dye-sublimation onto metal is the process of ink dyes going from a solid to a gas and back to a solid infused onto a metal surface. First, the image is printed on a transfer paper and then adhered to a pre-treated aluminum. The aluminum and transfer paper are placed together and undergo a custom heating press to temperatures up to 380 degrees Fahrenheit. The extreme heat and pressure applied to the transfer paper turn the dyes into a gas which are infused into the aluminum. As the dyes cool, they are permanently solidified beneath the surface of the metal substrate.