Jon Lisbon, Simulacra Scintilla #1, 2011.
Hipstamatic
Lens: John S
Film: Kodat XGrizzled
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Jon Lisbon, Ohne Titled #3, 2011.
Hipstamatic
Lens: John S
Film: Kodat XGrizzled
Flash: Off
Jon Lisbon, Allium en Rojo, 2011.
Hipstamatic
Lens: John S
Film: Kodat XGrizzled
Flash: Off
THE CELL PIXEL PROJECT
Every tool has its own voice and if you listen you then find a way to synthesize the attributes of that voice with the unborn expressions of your own aesthetic.
The cell phone as a capture device is a democratic technology just as the Kodak Brownie was, except that the cell phone gives the user immediacy of image feedback and greater control.
For this reason it is a most utilitarian of image making tools. The family snapshot for Uncle Harry, the dented fender for the insurance company, the image of Louboutin shoes at 75% off that you email to your best friend (even if only for a fantasy of desire)…all of these are immediate functions of an image capture device.
But the immediacy and control are technical attributes, which allow me as an artist a highly dynamic level of spontaneity. The iPhone allows me to work from an almost stream of consciousness conceptual approach. Visual juxtapositions can instantly be related to ideas or concepts that spring to mind. No planning, no prep, no moving equipment, these images are more like spontaneous visual haiku or jazz riffs. The iPhone as an image capture device has a very different voice from any other camera I use and so it allows me to “see” it a different way.
Jon Lisbon
August 2011
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