Kernel Panic

Chantal Faust VCA PhD candidate

What happens when the digital optical scanner is used for the photographic reproduction of three-dimensional objects? The flat-bed scanner seems an inappropriate technology for such a task. But what results is a complex aesthetic phenomenon that prompts a consideration of the differences between an analogue, lens-based culture of photography an emergent screen-based digital culture. A relatively new technology, the flatbed scanner is generally not associated with the reproduction of tactile objects and it is not commonly used as a vehicle for artistic expression. My current research project investigates this form of image making in relation to the history of photography and the current state of digital production.