Selections from the REXO series
Limited edition metallic c-prints, 16"x20" to 30"x45"
Images copyright © Alan M Pillar. All rights reserved.
REXO at Matheson Hammock #6141(2009)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO at Antrim #14
c-print (2004)
REXO in Vinton County #3606
(2008)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO at Shawnee State Park #4718
(2008)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO at Matheson Hammock #6234
(2009)
REXO at Antrim #4901
(2008)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO along the Scioto River #3355
(2008)
REXO in the Hocking Hills #4094
(2008)
REXO at West St Lucie #6776
(2009)
REXO at Lake Hope #3646
(2008)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO at Fuchs Park #6046
(2009)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO at Sideling Hill #7630
(2009)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO at Matheson Hammock #6251
(2009)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO on Blue Star Memorial Highway, Virginia #7048
(2009)
REXO at South Miami Traffic Circle #6328
(2009)
REXO Westbound Rickenbacker Causeway #6638
(2009)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO on the path #5983
(2009)
REXO at the fence #6377
(2009)
REXO at Scioto Park #3410
(2008)
REXO at New Smyrna Beach #6940
(2009)
Critical Mass 2009 finalist
REXO catches a wave #6970
(2009)
REXO in the surf #6834
(2009)
REXO in the corner #5892
metallic c-print (2009)
REXO. This series exploits the reflective surface of vintage chrome squeegee plates called REXO. These plates lived their lives having photographers place developed black-and-white prints face down on their polished surface. The photographer then would pass a hard rubber squeegee roller over them to remove excess water and to impart the prints with a glossy finish. These plates saw many mundane images. To me these plates conjure a dark, cramped space just removed from the smell of chemicals and the sound of running water. I take these old photographic workhorses out in the open, out into the light, to see the world directly. I am concerned with how the REXO plate portrays the scene that is transpiring outside the frame within the presented image. The process of using REXO allows me to reference my past analog black-and-white work to my current digital work.