jessica libes

photography

printmaking

names
designers
brands
phrases
instructions
where its made
manufacturing network
the text
intimate production
the patterns
what is modern pattern what is vintage pattern
define vintage
second hand
how worn it is
high quality of a past time
we have an eye for things
youll know it when you see it
once in fashion now obsolete
its an expression
fashion mementos as a present style
the tag is the indication of its age
like rings on a tree
antiquity
observation
preservation
documentation
photographs are precious
we save them to remember
relic quality
these objects become precious
define precious
valued
exclusive
comfort
its comforting
nostalgia of an unknown genre
stylistic aesthetic
ongoing investigation
of time and place
connection
relate to
identify with
im a collector
typologist
define typology
a certain classification
archiving
retrospective snapshot
dated lens
these items have a history
a previous owner
past usage
transferred sentiment
recycled sentiment
reincarnation
re-creation