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February 1, 2009
Twentysix Abandoned Gasoline Stations
Twentysix Abandoned Gasoline Stations © 2008 Eric Tabuchi, France
French photographer Eric Tabuchi has created a modern day reprise of Ed Ruscha's ground-breaking artist's book from 1963, Twentysix Gasoline Stations. Tabuchi has published a boxed set of 26 oversized postcard-like prints of photos he's taken between 2002 and 2008: Twentysix Abandoned Gasoline Stations.
Tabuchi's work captures abandoned, rusting, toxic-leaking architectural ruins that blight the landscape and roadscapes of France. In a spirit very much akin to Ruscha's, Tabuchi photographed these abandoned gasoline stations in a flat, objective style, showing them just as plainly as they exist. If there is a moral argument to the story, Tabuchi leaves it to the viewer to decide.
This is a nice follow-on to Tabuchi's other on-the-road series called Alphabet Truck. View a slideshow, and read more, in Lens Culture.
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wow.. this is ridiculous...
i just remade 34 parking lots...
and 41 walmart supercenters referencing ruscha... check it out
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i love Tabuchi's work!
I'm wondering. Do you think there is a finite number of creative ideas in the universe (simple, generic universe)and that it is just a matter of time that two people will hit on the very exact same idea, independent of each other at nearly the same time? I too am a fan of Ed Rucsha and also had the exact same idea; 26 deserted gas stations. So let's increase the odds on uniqueness, not say it's about Ruscha, that it's about counting with a camera. 26 of these, 34 of those, 48 of the other thing, etc. Now we are back in the infinite and here is the formula: a noun x a number= possible photo project. Like everything else in the world some will be interesting and others will not. Please don't take this as cynicism. It's late and I like to ramble when I can't sleep.