Artifact 14:2 1991 R14/+ Artifact 2:3 1986 R2/=
Photograph
Artifact 14:2 1991 R14/+ Artifact 2:3 1986 R2/=
From Ryoichi Excavations
2001
Gelatin silver print
18/30
Each Image: 15 x 11 cm
Overall: 20.3 x 25.4 cm
Gift of Dr. Stephen Nicholas, 2005
2005.0924.0023
Inscriptions recto (ink): [title] / [date of negative] / [date of print] / R [symbol] / [signature] / [edition number]
[no inscription verso]
[no inscription verso]
TextThis narrative of this series is as follows:
Nagatani "informs" us that in 1985, a Japanese archeologist named Ryoichi received a mysterious set of maps that led him to excavate numerous historic and contemporary sites around the world noted for their cultural significance. For 15 years, Ryoichi and his team secretly excavated these sites. At each location, they unearthed a different make of car. Ryoichi had discovered a worldwide "automobile culture" that appeared to parallel our own, although it was anachronistic, both historically and geographically. After unearthing the artifacts, Ryoichi's team covered up all evidence of their digs, but not before Nagatani had photographed each site, providing the only existing record of Ryoichi's discoveries. (source, Andrew Smith Gallery)
Nagatani "informs" us that in 1985, a Japanese archeologist named Ryoichi received a mysterious set of maps that led him to excavate numerous historic and contemporary sites around the world noted for their cultural significance. For 15 years, Ryoichi and his team secretly excavated these sites. At each location, they unearthed a different make of car. Ryoichi had discovered a worldwide "automobile culture" that appeared to parallel our own, although it was anachronistic, both historically and geographically. After unearthing the artifacts, Ryoichi's team covered up all evidence of their digs, but not before Nagatani had photographed each site, providing the only existing record of Ryoichi's discoveries. (source, Andrew Smith Gallery)
