(unframed print, 19 in. wide x 13 in. high)
$100 from each sale will be donated to WYSO 91.3, the Yellow Springs NPR affiliate, in support of the important community and reporting work the station produces every day.
Art description: The gateway to analog media mass consumption, this laminated card granted access to the many shelves of VHS and Beta tapes housed within local rental stores. Membership formalized participation, linking identity to borrowing privileges and late fees. Scanned or manually recorded, it mediated transactions between customer and clerk, embedding routine into weekend habits. The card signified belonging to a specific place, where selection involved browsing shelves rather than scrolling interfaces. As streaming displaced rental culture, the membership card remains a token of localized entertainment economies and the rituals of selection, checkout, rewind (be kind!), and return.
Print runs for this exhibit are limited to 5 each, hand-signed, numbered, and stamp-authenticated by the artist. Works are printed on 13”x19” or 19”x13” 100% cotton rag with deckled and torn edges, using a 6-color, high resolution inkjet process. Print is mailed in a protective mailing tube, and comes with an identification tag as presented during the exhibit. Shipping and sales tax included in print price. Image shown at left is from original digital file, not from actual print.
(unframed print, 19 in. wide x 13 in. high)
$100 from each sale will be donated to WYSO 91.3, the Yellow Springs NPR affiliate, in support of the important community and reporting work the station produces every day.
Art description: The gateway to analog media mass consumption, this laminated card granted access to the many shelves of VHS and Beta tapes housed within local rental stores. Membership formalized participation, linking identity to borrowing privileges and late fees. Scanned or manually recorded, it mediated transactions between customer and clerk, embedding routine into weekend habits. The card signified belonging to a specific place, where selection involved browsing shelves rather than scrolling interfaces. As streaming displaced rental culture, the membership card remains a token of localized entertainment economies and the rituals of selection, checkout, rewind (be kind!), and return.
Print runs for this exhibit are limited to 5 each, hand-signed, numbered, and stamp-authenticated by the artist. Works are printed on 13”x19” or 19”x13” 100% cotton rag with deckled and torn edges, using a 6-color, high resolution inkjet process. Print is mailed in a protective mailing tube, and comes with an identification tag as presented during the exhibit. Shipping and sales tax included in print price. Image shown at left is from original digital file, not from actual print.