Artist Christopher Locke is the brains behind this ingenious project known as modern fossils. Locke takes outdated forms of video games, music-playing devices, telephones, etc. and reproduces them in concrete and other materials to give them an “ancient” look and feel. He makes each one individually so all the finished products are unique and imperfect. There’s no doubt modern fossils are brilliant, but Locke isn’t just making art; he’s simultaneously providing a social commentary on the constant hyper-progression of technology and a, “runaway consumerism and wastefulness at the high end of the food chain.” He even gave each one of his creations a Latin name: What was once a Game Boy is now referred to as Dexteludicrum repuerasco; a Nintendo controller is now Dominaludus nintendicus; and the N64 controller is now Dominaludus sexagentaquad. If you visit Locke’s website you can read an extended blurb on each of these or purchase one of them (the Game Boy is $75). A couple more of my favorites after the jump…
Discuss: Are Modern Fossils cool?
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