Check out these decayed frames from the Davide Turconi Project, which is a record of the 35mm nitrate film frame clippings collected by Italian film historian Davide Turconi (1911–2005) from the Josef Joye Collection in Switzerland and from other unidentified sources.
It's interesting to think about how technology has aged, or can be aged from 100 years ago. These images show advanced ages in nitrate decomposition.
It makes me wonder how our current technologies will have aged in the projected future, and also makes me appreciate the natural process of decomposition.
How has technology aged from even 10 years ago? Is there any record or proof of this age?
It is interesting when you think how technology has changed through out the past decade. Just by see this piece shows how a piece of technology can decompose over a long period of time. I actually like this condition of this piece of film, it sort of presents a story behind it. And yet, technology can still endure through all the obstacles it will face as the years go by. Funny story, one time when I was young, my brother and I accidently poured milk on the buttons of our big, fat t.v set. Despite that, it still worked for another 11 years that t.v until my parents threw it away to put in a new small, flat t.v. set. Even though the t.v was old, with missing buttons, and had milk poured into it, it was able to endure and work in providing enteratinment for my family for another 11 years. I wonder how our technology will look in the future?
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