PHOTOGRAPHS
Layman, Isaac
U.S. (1977 - )
Tools
2008
Inkjet print
53 5/16 x 71 1/4 in. (135.4 x 181 cm) visible image size; 55 7/8 x 73 1/2 x 3 3/4 in. (141.9 x 186.7 x 9.5 cm) frame size
Purchased with funds from Joseph and Elaine Monsen
FA 2008.179

To make the photograph Tools, Isaac Layman used a digital back (an apparatus that enables a film camera to take digital photographs) on his large-format 4 x 5 inch camera to capture an image one digitized line at a time, each line being one pixel wide by 8,000 pixels long. Much like Hiroshi Sugimoto, Layman chose a time-consuming pro¬cess, one requiring a long exposure as well as considerable computer manipulation.

Pigmented Inkjet Print -- A pigmented inkjet print is a method of creating digital images using a non-impact inkjet computer printer that sprays tiny drops of colored printing ink onto paper. -- Label copy for Outta My Light! Picturing the Process of Photography, December 5, 2008 to May 3, 2009.