"History's Shadow"
A series of re-photographed x-rays of art objects from antiquity
David Maisel researches that misty space between intentional documentation and the subjective, crafting an edition of photos that use X-rays from the archives of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco as their reference material. Maisel investigates the camera’s capability to reveal uncommon views typically unseen to the naked eye.
A series of re-photographed x-rays of art objects from antiquity
David Maisel researches that misty space between intentional documentation and the subjective, crafting an edition of photos that use X-rays from the archives of the Asian Art Museum of San Francisco as their reference material. Maisel investigates the camera’s capability to reveal uncommon views typically unseen to the naked eye.
Using Photoshop, Maisel intensifies the mystique and beauty of the museum’s archival documents by amplifying contrasts and providing the images with a color palette similar to early photographic processes. His illuminated, large-scale prints simultaneously show both the interior structure and external information of the art objects.
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