Cheki: Hammer Museum

(1st, 2nd, and 3rd from left) Nic Hess, Automatic Crash Response. Mixed-media tape drawing installation, 2009
(4th from left) Environmental design outside Billy Wilder Theater
(5th from left) View of an adjacent building from the courtyard of the Hammer

Swiss artist Nic Hess is known for his inventive wall works composed almost entirely of masking tape. Mixing drawing, bright colors and icons from a variety of sources, Hess makes us reevaluate our understanding of familiar signs in consumer culture. In his elaborate compositions he draws new connections and weaves a loose narrative of worlds colliding and visions exploding. (Read more from Robert Summers essay here)

Cheki: from TASCHEN

Various photos taken at the TASCHEN office.

Cheki: School Bus, Crossroads...

←Los Angeles County school bus, 09.05.21

→Crossroads of the World, 09.05.20

Two images taken during a walk through Hollywood, CA.

Cheki: Orange Tree

Orange Tree, 09.05.17

I took this picture on a hike through the Silverlake hills as I passed by a home with an orange tree in the front yard. 

Cheki: Santa Monica Pier

Ferris Wheel, 09.05.16

I took this photo on a trip to the Santa Monica pier. The sun was barely out that day and there was a lot fog in the air, which is why image is so underexposed. Apparently this film does best on very bright days. I still like the picture. 

Cheki: Numero Uno

1635 Sunnyside Up, 09.05.14

I just received my Cheki Instax Mini camera and this is the first photo, roughly the size of a standard business card. It is most likely going to be my new obsession and drive me into debt considering the film price per image works out to be about $1.70. I guess I better make them count. This image is the flower bed in front of my apartment; the one to the upper left looks like a fried egg.