Technology moves forward at an ever-increasing pace every day and for visual art and capture, most of the time the latest slick digital innovation and highest number of megapixels do not provide the best picture. Analog film, however antiquated and labor-intensive in procedure, produces an accurate image and provides the viewer with a warm nostalgic feeling.
In Anachronistic Capture: Motion & Stills, opening March 29 (and curated by AM’s Khoi Nguyen) at Design Matters in Los Angeles, Quam Odunsi uses vintage cameras and equipment to create photographs and video in formats such as 35mm, Polaroid, and Super 8mm film. Utilizing his background as a filmmaker, the oftentimes kinetic work in the exhibition explores and probes today’s Los Angeles – its settings, ideas, and inhabitants – as recorded through the lens of yesterday’s gear.
See more images from the show after the jump…
