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28 images Created 10 Aug 2020

"Modern Industry" Project. 2011 - Present

"If a man has wealth, he has to make a choice, because there is the money heaping up. He can keep it together in a bunch, and then leave it for others to administer after he is dead. Or he can get it into action and have fun, while he is still alive. I prefer getting it into action and adapting it to human needs, and making the plan work." George Eastman.
Early industry leaders knew the health of the companies they created relied on health and happiness of their employees. George Eastman, the founder of Eastman Kodak, started some of the first social programs in the U.S. Employees at Kodak received medical, dental, hearing and vision benefits along with access to schools and the arts. It was common for employees at Kodak to spend their lifetime, proudly working at Kodak.
Industry leaders today go from company to company to follow the greatest financial compensation, and employees are expendable pawns.
The "Modern Industry" Project focuses on the shifts of industry motivational standards over the last hundred years.
The "Modern Industry" camera is a 8"x10" film camera with artifacts in the camera that relate to the subjects of corporate health and corporate greed.
"Modern Industry" installation is currently on exhibit at ArtisanWorks in Rochester NY.
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  • "Modern Industry, Kodak Power Plant #1"<br />
20"x24 archival pigment print, mounted in custom steel frame, #1 of 5.
    "Modern Industry" Print
  • "Modern Industry" museum installation at The Elizabeth Collection, Rochester, New York. <br />
"Modern Industry" camera is mounted on vanity that my grandparents received as a wedding gift in the 1920's.<br />
Installation includes the "Modern Industry" camera, five "Modern Industry" photographs, camera display mount (vanity) and artifacts that relate to the subject of "Modern Industry".
    "Modern Industry" museum i..tion
  • "Modern Industry" camera.  1 of 1. <br />
8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts. <br />
Also, the tripod the camera is sitting on was lent to me by Nathan Lyons for the  "Modern Industry" photo shoots.  The tripod legs belong to Nathan and the tripod head belonged to Edward Weston.
    "Modern Industry" Camera
  • "Modern Industry" photo shoot at the Eastman Kodak power plant.
    "Modern Industry" camera a..work
  • "Modern Industry" photo shoot at the Kodak "Hawkeye" building. This was where the Kodak camera lenses were made.
    "Modern Industry" photo shoot
  • "Modern Industry" photo shoot at the Eastman Kodak power plant.
    "Modern Industry" photo shoot
  • "Modern Industry, Kodak Power Plant #2"<br />
20"x24 archival pigment print, mounted in custom steel frame, #1 of 5.
    "Modern Industry, Kodak Power P..uot;
  • "Modern Industry, Kodak Hawkeye Building"<br />
20"x24 archival pigment print, mounted in custom steel frame, #1 of 5.
    "Modern Industry, Kodak Hawkeye..uot;
  • "Modern Industry, Kodak Power Plant, Polaroid"<br />
18"x20" archival pigment print of "Modern Industry, Kodak Power Plant, Polaroid" shot with the "Modern Industry" camera.<br />
#11 of 20, mounted in a custom steel frame.
    "Modern Industry, Kodak Power P..uot;
  • "Modern Industry, Kodak Power Plant, Polaroid"<br />
8"x10" Polaroid of the Kodak Power Plant shot with the "Modern Industry" camera.<br />
1 of 1, unique Polaroid print, mounted in a custom steel frame.
    "Modern Industry, Kodak Power P..roid
  • "Modern Industry" photo shoot inside George Eastmans home.
    "Modern Industry" Photo Shoot
  • "Modern Industry, George Eastman House #2"<br />
20"x24 archival pigment print, mounted in custom steel frame, #1 of 5.
    "Modern Industry, George Eastma..uot;
  • "Modern Industry, George Eastman House #1"<br />
20"x24 archival pigment print, mounted in custom steel frame, #1 of 5.
    "Modern Industry, George Eastma..uot;
  • "Modern Industry" camera.  1 of 1. <br />
8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts. <br />
Also, the tripod the camera is sitting on was lent to me by Nathan Lyons for the  "Modern Industry" photo shoots.  The tripod legs belong to Nathan and the tripod head belonged to Edward Weston.
    "Modern Industry" Camera
  • "Modern Industry" camera, top. 1 of 1. <br />
8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts.
    "Modern Industry" Camera, Top
  • "Modern Industry" camera. 1 of 1. <br />
Front lens board.<br />
8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts.
    "Modern Industry" Camera, ..ront
  • "Modern Industry" camera. 1 of 1. <br />
Detail of the side.<br />
8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts.
    "Modern Industry" Camera d..tail
  • "Modern Industry" camera. 1 of 1. <br />
Side view of the pneumatic film closure system.<br />
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8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts.
    "Modern Industry" Camera, side
  • "Modern Industry" camera. 1 of 1. <br />
Detail of the film pressure plate.<br />
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8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts.
    "Modern Industry" Camera f..lder
  • "Modern Industry" camera. 1 of 1. <br />
Detail of the back of the "Modern Industry' camera. The view glass in the back has copy of George Eastmans suicide letter etched in the back. <br />
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8"x10" film camera made from aircraft aluminum, titanium, brass, copper, stainless steel, forged steel, wood, glass, acrylic, and industry artifacts.
    "Modern Industry" Camera back
  • "Modern Industry" museum installation at ArtisanWorks in Rochester, New York. <br />
Installation includes the "Modern Industry" camera, five "Modern Industry" photographs, camera display mount and artifacts that relate to the subject of "Modern Industry".
    "Modern Industry" Project ..tion
  • "Modern Industry" museum installation detail. <br />
"Modern Industry" camera is mounted on vanity that my grandparents received as a wedding gift in the 1920's.<br />
Installation includes the "Modern Industry" camera, five "Modern Industry" photographs, camera display mount (vanity) and artifacts that relate to the subject of "Modern Industry".
    "Modern Industry" museum i..ail.
  • "Modern Industry" Museum installation detail.<br />
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Vintage wood frame containing one archival pigment print shot by the "Modern Industry" camera, and two original blue prints of my grandfathers invention of the "Gas Turbine Engine" from the 1930's.
    "Modern Industry" Museum i..tail
  • "Modern Industry" Museum installation detail.<br />
<br />
 "Modern Industry" camera is mounted on a vanity that my grandparents received as a wedding gift in the 1920's. This is a detail photo of the underside of the vanity that I modified with deer antler and steel truss back legs, and a collection of plumb bobs hanging underneath. <br />
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Installation includes the "Modern Industry" camera, five "Modern Industry" photographs, camera display mount (vanity) and artifacts that relate to the subject of "Modern Industry".
    "Modern Industry" Museum i..tail
  • The start of the "Modern Industry" camera. This was the first cuts on my mill in my studio in Tucson Arizona.
    The Start of the "Modern Indust..mera
  • Machining the "Modern Industry" cameras 8"x10" film pressure plate out of aircraft forged aluminum  on my mill in Tucson Arizona.
    Machining the "Modern Industry&..mera
  • Machining the 8"x10" film pressure plate for the "Modern Industry" camera.
    Machining the "Modern Industry&..mera
  • When the "Modern Industry" camera arrived at ArtisanWorks NY for exhibition, photography legend and good friend Nathan Lyons came over to check out the new work.
    Nathan Lyons, "Modern Industry&.. Me.