When the factory where Czech conceptualist Jiri Skala (born 1976) and his parents worked for decades went bankrupt in 2005, his family purchased one of the machines. Surprised by this gesture, the artist has since sought similar new owners to request they take photographs, allowing them to capture--through a camera lens--their relationship to their own manufacturing tool.
FORMAT: Pbk, 6.25 x 9.25 in. / 120 pgs / 60 color. LIST PRICE: U.S. $35.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $47.5 ISBN: 9783037641132 PUBLISHER: JRP|Ringier AVAILABLE: 1/31/2011 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ASIA AU/NZ AFR ME
Published by JRP|Ringier. Edited by Jakub Zelnicek.
When the factory where Czech conceptualist Jiri Skala (born 1976) and his parents worked for decades went bankrupt in 2005, his family purchased one of the machines. Surprised by this gesture, the artist has since sought similar new owners to request they take photographs, allowing them to capture--through a camera lens--their relationship to their own manufacturing tool.
