INTERPRETING THE MACHINE:

The “Snapshot Vending Machine” project was conceived by Anthony Vizzari as a simple means to rehome orphaned photographs. Long forgotten, lost, misplaced and detached, these snapshots document personal histories once held intimate.  --Birthday cake, a first dance, kisses on the cheek, the bride’s veil, new cars, his big catch, smudged lipstick outlines, a husband overseas... Dog-eared and creased at the back of a closet, the history of photography is a mundane stack of poorly composed images covered in dust. As lineage and inheritance go astray, flea market hawkers and estate sale brokers peddle these images as ancient relics. Jumbled in half-crushed boxes, they are silently stripped of original narrative. Even so, voices of the past etched their breath forever in silver, screaming to be heard. This is where we find the real history of photography, via the fingers of the collector; the archivist. Found, resurrected and newly revered, these photographic artifacts showcase the vernacular experience, highlighting real human moments. With the photographers forever anonymous, we are left to dwell vicariously through their vacated shadow.