Will Rogan's Erased Magazine Pages
These works, made from the original pages of a 1970’s magicians’
trade magazine, MUM, initially elicit a sense of nostalgia. However, the
materiality of the page is foregrounded; the act of disappearing an image is a
physical removal of ink from the printed page. Mirroring the invisibility of the
photographer, the magician becomes a stand-in for the artist who has the capacity
to make things appear or to render them invisible. Here also, the camera and the
photographic image become quiet reminders of mortality.
