SNAPSHOT – 8.4.2018

Barrier – an obstacle or circumstance that prevents or threatens future access to photographs.

Alleviation – a process or action that reduces a barrier to keeping photographs for posterity.

“there is simply no equivalent of the permanently archived, physically unique photographic negative. Image files are ephemeral, can be copied and transmitted virtually instantly and cannot be examined (as photographic negatives can) for physical evidence of tampering. The only difference between an original file and a copy is the tag recording time and date of creation – and that can easily be changed. Image files therefore leave no trail, and it is often impossible to establish with certainty the provenance of a digital image.”

SNAPSHOT – 21.3.2018

Barriers

Volume Excess Surfeit Abundance

Fragility

Alleviations

Curation

Durability Antrifragility Permanence Fixity

365 WAYS TO DESTROY A PHOTOGRAPH

Artist: Anonymous

Year: 2014

Description: "Beginning on July 25th, 2014, one photograph will be destroyed each day for a period of one year. The remnants of every photograph will be collected, documented, saved, and exhibited at the conclusion of the year." Although the project appears to have been abandoned on day 72.

Relevance: This systematic destruction of physical photographs reveals what remains after deliberate destruction. To me, destroying digital photographic data seems like it would more finite – data you've handed over to someone or something else is a different story.

24 HOURS IN PHOTOS

Artist: Erik Kessels

Year: 2011-2014

Description: "Thanks to the wealth of image sharing sites and the availability of digital cameras, the world is subjected to an avalanche of new photos every single day. For ‘24 Hrs In Photos,’ a single day was chosen, and the images for that day printed out. The result were mountains of photos, reaching from gallery floor to ceiling."

Significance: A key issue I have independently identified is the abundance of photographs, a sea of information, and we’re barely keeping afloat. This work beautifully manifests the concept.