Signs of Dysfunction

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Signs of Dysfunction

By Kirk Carter kirkcarter

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Blank, redacted, broken, rusted, misspelled - dysfunctional signs prominently declare nothing, proclaim nonsense, or subvert the sign-maker's purpose.

In this collection, Kirk Carter explores the subtext of signage through photos of incomplete, vandalized, weathered and painted-over signs.

Only by zeroing in on signs without ostensible meanings can we really see their underlying messages, information our subconscious minds have always gathered beneath our notice.

74 color photos with an introduction by the author.

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About the Author

Kirk Carter
kirkcarter  Christiansburg, Virginia, US
Kirk began taking photos long before the present epoch. He learned black and white darkroom skills at the University of Maine in 1975. His student films at New York University incorporated stills, sometimes cut and pasted together to create "special" effects. For most of the 1980's, he produced television shows for local cable stations, winning an ACE Award in 1991. After earning a BSEE from the University of Central Florida in the 90's, Kirk designed cellular base stations for AT&T. In 2000, he started Service First Webmasters, a business web site services company. Kirk now works with a modern DSLR and a digital darkroom, focusing on what might be called "fine art" photography, for lack of a better term. Kirk won the 2008 Scenic Virginia Photo Contest. His work has been shown in various Southwest Virginia venues, published online and in an environmental journalism magazine. Visit www.KirkCarter.com and flickr.KirkCarter.com to see more of his highly individual images.

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akorotko

akorotko says

nice

posted at 01:25pm Jul 23 PST

michaelalvis

michaelalvis says

Of course I like this book!

posted at 09:54pm Dec 02 PST

cowtoon

cowtoon says

Hi Kirk:

I just published my first book on Blurb, and when I went to see recent publish my eye caught your book. I love it! Nicely done. My book, if interested is "Worn Souls" -

Great Job
Scott D.S. Young

posted at 04:41pm Sep 17 PST

cowtoon

cowtoon says

Hi Kirk:

I just published my first book on Blurb, and when I went to see recent publish my eye caught your book. I love it! Nicely done. My book, if interested is "Worn Souls" -

Great Job
Scott D.S. Young

posted at 04:41pm Sep 17 PST

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