Victoria Villasana, Les Arenes de Picasso near Paris. All images courtesy of Joseph Ford, shared with permission
What would artists create if all of the world’s surfaces could become a canvas? —of fame—responds to this question in a new project called Double Take. Collaborating with eight street artists including (), ), and (), Ford reimagines the possibilities of public spaces that are otherwise inaccessible due to scale, safety issues, or restrictions.
To begin the project, Ford photographed the locations, which include the Panthéon, the Seven Sisters cliffs in Sussex, and the center of a highway in Los Angeles, and then handed over enlarged prints to the artists. Once their additions were complete, he returned to the original sites and documented the altered images against the original backdrop. Playful and imaginative, the juxtaposed photos envision “a parallel universe where (artists) have complete artistic freedom.”
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Levalet, Brighton Marina, U.K.
Ador, The Pantheon, Paris
Peeta, Shoreham Cement Works
Ador, Seven Sisters, U.K.
Denis Meyers, National Theatre London
JanIsDeMan, Balcome Viaduct, U.K.
Morely, Los Angeles
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