DUST: The Plates of the Present was a collective photographic project initiated by Thomas Fougeirol and Jo-ey Tang and developed between 2013 and 2018. Bringing together contributions from a large group of artists, the project accumulated 1,031 photograms and one video into an expansive photographic installation. Presented at the Centre Pompidou in Paris from October 21, 2020 through March 8, 2021, the exhibition included photograms by Michael Stickrod within the larger collective installation.
DUST: The Plates of the Present, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2020–21. Installation view of the collective photographic project, comprising 1,031 photograms and one video.
DUST: The Plates of the Present, Centre Pompidou, Paris, 2020–21. Installation detail showing the dense arrangement of photograms produced by participating artists.
From The Plates of the Present. Photogram incorporating stinging nettles and photographic imagery.
From The Plates of the Present. A negative image displayed on a phone was repeatedly pressed against the photographic paper, treating the screen like a stamp.
From The Plates of the Present. Several printer-paper negatives made from a newspaper cover were stacked directly on the photographic paper during exposure.
