Circuit Boards
Two Ships Passing
2011
M+B Gallery
Two Ships Passing
2011
M+B Gallery
CHCD01
2011
etched copper, fiberglass, electrical conduit and electricity
36 x 52 1/2 inches
Two Ships Passing
2011
M+B Gallery
Two Ships Passing
2011
M+B Gallery
CHCA01
2011
etched copper, fiberglass, electrical conduit and electricity
36 x 52 1/2 inches
Two Ships Passing
2011
M+B Gallery
“continuing his pursuit of conceptual inquiries and alternative printing methods, and taking them to a whole new level. The image you see above is one of a series of large portraits of the city of Hunan, birthplace of Mao Zedong. They are all printed on circuit boards salvaged from China, which is now the primary manufacturer of this technology. Signs in the gallery warn you not to touch the artworks, as they are alive with electrical currents. Each board in the gallery is connected with hidden wiring that ultimately leads to an original Edison light bulb glowing in the next room.”
—LA Weekly, MATTHEW BRANDT'S ELECTRIC PHOTOGRAPHS IN "TWO SHIPS PASSING" AT M+B: DON'T TOUCH OR YOU'LL GET SHOCKED, by Carol Cheh, 2011
“This began as a photograph that Brandt shot in Changsha, in Hunan Province, China. For an electrifying exhibit, he prepared a series of pictures as circuit boards, so that electricity would run through them, terminating in a light bulb that would light up. This image is from the “Circuit Boards” series.”
—Shutterbug, Fine Art Photography Tips: Matthew Brandt Explains How He Mixes Things Up, by Jack Neubart, 2017