Thursday, May 1, 2008

cody trepte




cody trepte's erased photographs project. as he describes it: "personal family snapshots erased layer by layer with a rubber eraser to expose the white base of the photo paper. the title of each piece is a memory that the photograph recalled." see more of cody's work here.

[all cody trepte. from the series erased photographs. 2007. top: we collected those odd trophies with our names written on old bowling pins from celebrating so many birthdays at the bowling alley. middle: you would recite the recipe for "cowboy coffee" as you were making it for us, "fill with warm milk, add 2 tablespoons of coffee. bottom: each morning, he would jump in the front seat of the car and go with you to the corner store to pick up the paper.]