taxidermied turtle and armadillo cameras by taiyo onorato + nico krebs

taiyo onorato + nico krebs’ taxidermy turtle and armadillo camerascamera (turtle 1), 2011image © taiyo onorato + nico krebs

swiss artists taiyo onorato and nico krebs have gone back to the stone ages with their ‘camera collection’, handcrafting a variety of different photographic devices that highlight the wasteful practice of taxidermy techniques – translating them into functional objects by using re-claimed shells from turtles, armadillos and horns. re-fashioned in a flinstones-esque style, the cameras overview the duo’s fascination for the history of photography and nature of the medium. the concept is part of a two-part print series which includes ‘as long as it photographs it must be a camera’, a publication with images taken using the modified electronics.

camera (armadillo), 2012image © taiyo onorato + nico krebs

camera (voodoo), 2012image © taiyo onorato + nico krebs

camera (horn), 2011image © taiyo onorato + nico krebs

camera (turtle 2), 2011image © taiyo onorato + nico krebs

installation viewlight of other days, foam, amsterdam, 2012image © christian van der kooy

installation viewlight of other days, foam, amsterdam, 2012image © christian van der kooy

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