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Hannah Uncut (2021)

A video slideshow featuring all the photos found on a used phone. Through an online open call we found one person, Hannah, who sold us her phone, knowing that all the photos and videos contained therein would become public.

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Hannah Uncut

 

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Hannah Uncut

 

 

All photos were kept in chronological order without any editing, filter or judgement.

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Hannah Uncut

 

 

We have manually changed the duration of every slide to emulate the pace at which we swipe through our phones, although the differences are very subtle, almost imperceptible.

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Hannah Uncut

 

 

While a number of these photos have likely made their way to the internet, the majority remained unseen, ignored even by their author. Like most photographs nowadays, they accumulate on digital devices or remote “cloud” servers, only to be forgotten and buried by more recent photos and newer devices.

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Hannah Uncut

 

 

A thick layer of memory foam covers the floor, keeping a temporary trace of the viewers’ presence.

 

 

Eva & Franco Mattes, Hannah Uncut

 

 

 

Collection of Fotomuseum Winterthur.