Starting off the new decade with âTech Time Capsuleâ, Jeanette Mayâs new Lightbox photography exhibition at 42nd Street-Bryant Park / 6th Avenue (B/D/F/M). Mayâs still life photographs show us both the appeal of the new and the angst surrounding household technology and obsolescence. The images were created with common household items - from film cameras to flip phones - but arranged in a style referencing the wealth portrayed in 17th Century Dutch paintings, with a nod to contemporary still lifes in the form of advertising display photographs. Each still life includes five key technology categories: optics, audio, time, communication and light, in a range of time periods. âThe more we yearn to keep currentâthe newest phone, computer, camera, audio system, espresso makerâthe more we produce, consume, and discardâ, said May. Â The objects will be familiar to several generations of commuters passing through the Bryant Park subway station, as they evoke memories and wonder at how quickly technology is developing.
