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Any Color You Like

2009–2012

The photographs in Any Color You Like are an experiment in how photography can confuse our perception of information. These photographs represent objects whose primary function is to simulate our observation of color. When these items are rendered in a traditional black–and–white format, the information that remains is merely an abstraction of its previous form.

3D Glasses, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

3D Glasses, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

NTSC Color Bars, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

NTSC Color Bars, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Ishihara Test in Light–Brite, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Ishihara Test in Light–Brite, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Green Parsley, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Green Parsley, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

A Color Notation and Interaction of Color, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

A Color Notation and Interaction of Color, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

North American Birds Exhibit, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

North American Birds Exhibit, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Green Bananas, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Green Bananas, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Trivial Pursuit Game Pieces, Gelatin Silver Print, 2012

Trivial Pursuit Game Pieces, Gelatin Silver Print, 2012

Gone with the Wind Laserdisc, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Gone with the Wind Laserdisc, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Fluorescent Lamp, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Fluorescent Lamp, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Bengal Cat on Gone With The Wind Poster, Gelatin Silver Print, 2011

Bengal Cat on Gone With The Wind Poster, Gelatin Silver Print, 2011

Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Farnsworth Munsell 100 Hue Test, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Munsell Color Tree, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

Munsell Color Tree, Gelatin Silver Print, 2010

World Globe, Gelatin Silver Print, 2012

World Globe, Gelatin Silver Print, 2012