Artist Statement
There's something spiritual and surreal about a blank billboard at night -- the simple, glowing rectangle against a dark night sky. It could be a beacon erected by visitors from outer space. Or the voice of God, calling us forth so He can deliver His message. Of course, the purpose of a billboard is to tell us what to believe. A billboard is an advertisement. Like all advertisements, a billboard tells us what we should buy, feeding our consumption-obsessed culture. But a blank billboard turns the traditional goal of advertising on its head, instead telling us: "Live Simply. Don't Buy Anything." When I first started photographing blank billboards, I had to go out searching for them. Now, they seem to find me -- like a character in a narrative who keeps showing up in different scenes. Omnipresent. Always there to deliver its message.
YES!
Brian Kaplan
Brookline, MA
United States
briankaplan@mac.com
www.briankaplanphoto.com
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