When was the last time you pulled out your phone at a concert or museum?
For Birmingham-based artist Imbue, the “sea of iPhones” that blocked his sight of the Mona Lisa was a real disappointment when he visited the Louvre in Paris.
The experience inspired him to recreate the portrait using 100 iPhone replicas, highlighting how people can travel across the world only to view artwork through a screen.
“Everyone wants to capture moments and they don’t want to miss out on the memory but they end up missing out what’s happening by using their phone,” he said.
The 37-year-old spent months creating the project by printing the famous portrait on to laser-cut panels and placing them inside phone cases. “I’m not trying to hammer something home but I think people will smile and get the idea of experiencing things for real rather than looking through your phone,” he said. (BBC)
