Ghost in the Machine
Matthew posted in Graphic Design on 20 May 2009
I went home recently and during a massive clear-out of the attic I came across my old tape collection. Remember those! While scouring the net for a recycling firm that could take them off my hands to turn them into coat hangers, I came across a much more inventive and creative use for them.
Iri5 is an artist who specializes in using non traditional media such as old books, audio cassettes, playing cards, magazines, credit cards, basically anything that has been discarded or donated some point. She says:
“It feels great to work with strange, older materials. Things that have a mind of their own. Most everything I use has been thrown away or donated at some point. Past its prime, like some of the finest things in the world.”
Take a look at what she’s created using some old tapes and tape reel. A series of peices she calls’ “Ghost in the machine.” The series portrays celebrities and musicians such as Marilyn Monroe, Bob Dylan, Robert DiNero, Jimi Hendrix, Ian Curtis, and Jim Morrison.