Tinder Men Holding Fish
Prompted by an overtly dramatic break up, I decided to download the infamous dating app, Tinder. After three sad dates and a reality check, I began to notice a trend: profile after profile of singular dudes holding a singular fish. I inevitably stopped pursuing “love” and started to use Tinder strictly for research, collecting hundreds of fish one swipe at a time. Since 2016 I’ve cast a large net, creating a vast series of blind contour drawings of Tinder men holding fish. Staring only at my iPhone in hand, I begin with the fish and give myself between 3-8 minutes to draw the man I see on paper. More often than not, the drawing only slightly resembles fragments of the actual image. These blind contour drawings reference the complexities of dating in today’s online world. For reality doesn’t always align with the self image portrayed through a screen. So far Kyle, 28 is my favorite.
Size, Shape and soft cover feel are meant to reference a phone. 59 pages. 4.75” x 8”
Each Tinder Man holding a fish is printed on the right side, forcing the reader to “swipe left” every time.
Prompted by an overtly dramatic break up, I decided to download the infamous dating app, Tinder. After three sad dates and a reality check, I began to notice a trend: profile after profile of singular dudes holding a singular fish. I inevitably stopped pursuing “love” and started to use Tinder strictly for research, collecting hundreds of fish one swipe at a time. Since 2016 I’ve cast a large net, creating a vast series of blind contour drawings of Tinder men holding fish. Staring only at my iPhone in hand, I begin with the fish and give myself between 3-8 minutes to draw the man I see on paper. More often than not, the drawing only slightly resembles fragments of the actual image. These blind contour drawings reference the complexities of dating in today’s online world. For reality doesn’t always align with the self image portrayed through a screen. So far Kyle, 28 is my favorite.
Size, Shape and soft cover feel are meant to reference a phone. 59 pages. 4.75” x 8”
Each Tinder Man holding a fish is printed on the right side, forcing the reader to “swipe left” every time.
Prompted by an overtly dramatic break up, I decided to download the infamous dating app, Tinder. After three sad dates and a reality check, I began to notice a trend: profile after profile of singular dudes holding a singular fish. I inevitably stopped pursuing “love” and started to use Tinder strictly for research, collecting hundreds of fish one swipe at a time. Since 2016 I’ve cast a large net, creating a vast series of blind contour drawings of Tinder men holding fish. Staring only at my iPhone in hand, I begin with the fish and give myself between 3-8 minutes to draw the man I see on paper. More often than not, the drawing only slightly resembles fragments of the actual image. These blind contour drawings reference the complexities of dating in today’s online world. For reality doesn’t always align with the self image portrayed through a screen. So far Kyle, 28 is my favorite.
Size, Shape and soft cover feel are meant to reference a phone. 59 pages. 4.75” x 8”
Each Tinder Man holding a fish is printed on the right side, forcing the reader to “swipe left” every time.