
Vik Muniz Brazilian, b. 1961
Brooklyn Bridge (Postcards from Nowhere), 2015
Digital C-print
180.3 x 271.8 cm; (71 x 107 in.)
Edition of 6 + 4 AP
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In his Postcards from Nowhere series Muniz explores ideas of memory, nostalgia and intimacy through his collection of vintage postcards repurposed to create vibrant vistas of iconic cities and landmarks...
In his Postcards from Nowhere series Muniz explores ideas of memory, nostalgia and intimacy through his collection of vintage postcards repurposed to create vibrant vistas of iconic cities and landmarks around the world, including the New York, Hong Kong and Shanghai skylines, the Great Wall of China, and Piccadilly Circus in London. Muniz is interested in the history of sending and collecting postcards as a recollection of one’s travels and a form of communication, which has since been replaced by the instantaneous nature of modern technology. The thick format of the vintage photographs collaged together, coupled with the studio lighting used to photograph them, result in a three-dimensional, tactile quality in these monumental photographs.