Drew Nikonowicz
1 (Italia in Miniatura Behind The Scenes), 2016-10-24 12:38:33 PM 44°05'31.22" N 012°31'03.07" E 00034
Created by Drew Nikonowicz in 2016. The artwork is a archival pigment print and displayed at 30.4 x 38.1 cm.
From the highly manipulated and stylised images on Instagram to the use of ‘green screens’ in films and the digital worlds in video games: how we record and represent the world around us has changed drastically. Are we still able to distinguish between what is real and what is digital? Inspired by 19th-century photographers like William H. Jackson and Timothy O’Sullivan, whose task it was to document new territories on camera, Drew Nikonowicz embarked on his own expedition to document the world and worlds around us. Looking at this black-and-white image of a narrow road disappearing around the corner, you might not notice anything odd at first. Only after reading the title, you realise that you’re actually looking at a miniature replica of the real world. The photograph was taken behind the scenes at the miniature fun fair ‘Italia in Miniatura’ in Rimini, Italy. By combining computer models with analogue photographic processes, Nikonowicz blurs the boundaries between what is real and what is not.
© Drew Nikonowicz, courtesy of the Foam Collection