2016
inkjet prints
untitled (IRL) is a print series that explores the mutability and fluidity of digital images, examining how the digital archive fosters an environment in which the meaning of images remains in flux. The title references “IRL” (internet slang for “in real life”) to juxtapose digital imagery with its tangible presence in physical space. Displayed in a linear sequence, the prints reveal a slow, deliberate process of visual transformation, where each image undergoes a cycle of reproduction that subtly alters its form and meaning over time.
The images in untitled (IRL) are sourced from both the artist’s own photographs and found images selected from search engine results, with the process beginning through a random word generated by a web-based word generator. Using a private browser to avoid personalization biases, the first search result for each word becomes the “target image.” This target image is then repeatedly printed, photographed, and digitally saved, each iteration documenting a new state. This repetitive action foregrounds the transient and degradable nature of digital media—an infinite loop of shifting, accumulating, and eroding visual information. Through this process, untitled (IRL) contemplates the nature of digital imagery as both perpetually reproducible and intrinsically vulnerable to loss, prompting viewers to reflect on the impermanence and instability embedded within the digital visual landscape.
inkjet prints
untitled (IRL) is a print series that explores the mutability and fluidity of digital images, examining how the digital archive fosters an environment in which the meaning of images remains in flux. The title references “IRL” (internet slang for “in real life”) to juxtapose digital imagery with its tangible presence in physical space. Displayed in a linear sequence, the prints reveal a slow, deliberate process of visual transformation, where each image undergoes a cycle of reproduction that subtly alters its form and meaning over time.
The images in untitled (IRL) are sourced from both the artist’s own photographs and found images selected from search engine results, with the process beginning through a random word generated by a web-based word generator. Using a private browser to avoid personalization biases, the first search result for each word becomes the “target image.” This target image is then repeatedly printed, photographed, and digitally saved, each iteration documenting a new state. This repetitive action foregrounds the transient and degradable nature of digital media—an infinite loop of shifting, accumulating, and eroding visual information. Through this process, untitled (IRL) contemplates the nature of digital imagery as both perpetually reproducible and intrinsically vulnerable to loss, prompting viewers to reflect on the impermanence and instability embedded within the digital visual landscape.
