/phototech ‡ specimen plates · 2022; a1 · 35 · 90mm macro

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Phototech‡

Specimen plates of the apparatus. Mostly available light, mostly winter, mostly the same corner of the room. Sony A1.

§ plate 01 ‡ 2024–2026

Hectic Modernity ; current rig

a1 · 35mm · f/2 · available light

Rig with edison bulb and geodesic lamp — edison · copper · geodesic

Radiator fans and copper loops — loop · tempered glass

Rig front, vignette — front · vignette

Monstera at the barbican — monstera · barbican

§ plate 02 ‡ 2023–2024

Keyboards, worn

a1 · 90mm macro · f/4

Keyboard with headphones, desk-level — studio · hhkb · headphones

Keyboard under vines, overhead — vines · overhead

Monstera and white keyboard, overhead — monstera · white keys

Keyboard, red light, experimental — red · hood · long exposure

§ plate 03 ‡ 2022–2025

Portrait, room

a1 · 35mm · north window

Wide desk, window, rope, wine bottle — desk · window · rope

Desk treated, narrow crop — desk · treated

Portrait with pixel mosaic over face — mosaic · mind behind

Film camera and hard drive on wicker basket, lake behind — film · drive · lake

Keyboard with dark red hood — hood · variant

§ plate 04 ‡ 2025–2026

Etty, specimen ; weights & room

a1 · 35mm · screen capture · unity game view

Etty portrait ; painterly rendering, warm interior light, companion at rest — portrait · painterly

Etty in the Unity shell ; kitchen interior, hands raised, game view — unity · game view

Etty in the Unity editor ; kitchen, turned toward the stove — editor · kitchen

Private Discord server with Esther app present ; voice-connected, replying in her own cadence — discord · voice

VS Code terminal ; conversation controller turn finished, local inference — controller · turn finished

Prints available in small editions ; contact for sizes, stock, and price. Signed on the verso, numbered with a double dagger.