TOM – Theater of Magic
In TOM, Bracke shows images he has recorded with a camera obscura on the inside of pinball machines (Twilight-Zone and The Addams Family to name the most important).
This technique gives the photographs an extra dimension and they become scenic images that can represent an opera, theater, cabaret or even a city image. Images that make the viewer dream away a pseudo-futuristic world. The spectator is invited to find out where and how the photos came about.The use of color lighting creates the illusion of a flickering pinball machine. As a result, the static plane (the canvas) becomes almost three-dimensional and enhances the impression of a space, an interior, a cityscape … The images thus acquire an architectural dimension.Although it gradually becomes clear that the photos are photographed from very close, they also radiate a certain distance because the viewer lacks starting points from the real world.
This technique gives the photographs an extra dimension and they become scenic images that can represent an opera, theater, cabaret or even a city image. Images that make the viewer dream away a pseudo-futuristic world. The spectator is invited to find out where and how the photos came about.The use of color lighting creates the illusion of a flickering pinball machine. As a result, the static plane (the canvas) becomes almost three-dimensional and enhances the impression of a space, an interior, a cityscape … The images thus acquire an architectural dimension.Although it gradually becomes clear that the photos are photographed from very close, they also radiate a certain distance because the viewer lacks starting points from the real world.
Roadshow
Berliner Messe – Ostbahnhof
Hopduvel – Gent
Drunen – Dutch Pinball Open
Pinball Jack
About Jersey Jack Pinball
Jack Guarnieri
The Big Lebowski
King of Speed
Steve Ritchie
Sint-Baafs-Vijve
