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Through a time-consuming and meticulous process, Max de Esteban disassembles apparatus such as film projectors, 35mm film cameras, VHS tape players and record players. Piece-by-piece, the parts are painted white, the machines are then reassembled and photographed at different stages of being re-built. The photographed layers are themselves assembled into a single image, resulting in x-ray-like photographs that are reminiscent of architectural cyanotypes. These exquisite pigment prints provide the viewer with a rare glimpse into the internal workings of retro technology, that are at once beautiful for their simplicity and ingenuously complex in their design.