In 2015, my website was hacked: lines of text and image were haphazardly vandalized and replaced by recognizably altered versions of the original. In an effort to regain my illusion of control, I decided to investigate ways of distorting, hacking and redacting my own work. In my series, databent, I am the vandal. I employ a text editor to manipulate the raw data behind the original image, altering the code itself and permanently corrupting the file. The resulting random distortions are only revealed to me when the computer attempts to read back the data. Each image in the series is printed as a ChromaLuxe on aluminum.

Databent

Flux is a series of vivid prints on aluminum created between 2019-2020. Each print is an edition of five infused directly into the aluminum sheets and float-mounted to provide a unique and elegant unframed experience.

Flux

Archival inkjet dye sublimation print (50 x 30-inch) on paper (Epson Hotpress; handmade Uzumaki; Glassine), stretched on wood frames, backlit with two super bright white LED strips (included). Optional original ambient stereo audio soundtrack included by request. Professional installation available.

Erik Deerly