Todd (playing Test Drive)
Date2002
MediumChromogenic print
DimensionsFramed: 40 × 30 inches (101.6 × 76.2 cm)
Portfolio/Series"Game Boys" series
Credit LineGift of Shauna Frischkorn.
Object number2020.19
Copyright© Shauna Frischkorn.
The images and text contained on this page are owned by Telfair Museums or used by the Museum with permission from the owners. Unauthorized reproduction, transmission or display of these materials is prohibited with the exception of items deemed “fair use” as defined by U.S. and international copyright laws.Label TextVideo games offer the chance to enter a new, imaginative, and often graphically-beautiful world. Parents may find themselves competing with the powerful draw of the entertainment value of a game. Shauna Frischkorn’s series 'Game Boys' turns the attention away from the game and onto the actual players themselves.Frischkorn invited young men and boys to play their games for hours in her studio while she photographed them. Her portraits use strong raking light to highlight the faces of her subjects, creating similarities to the Baroque portrait tradition found in the works of Caravaggio.
Text written for 'Youthful Adventures: Growing Up in Photography' (September 18, 2020-April 18, 2021).
