‘Fast Forward’ consists of fifty cheerfully coloured blocks, each featuring a fast-forward button like we are all familiar with from video apps, cassette players and other media players. The repetition of the double arrows creates a strong visual sense of acceleration.
“The idea for this print came about during a conversation at the breakfast table, in the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, immediately after the lockdowns were announced. We were discussing how great it would be to fast-forward through life for a moment, so that nobody would have to go through what lay ahead.”
Each button consists of three colours: arrows, background and border. Each of the 150 individual colours is unique: a reference to individuality within a society. Ingmar uses this motif of unique colours elsewhere, like in ‘MEME‘.
Features and specifications
Title: Fast Forward
Year: 2020
Software: Illustrator
Process: Fine art print
Material: Watercolor paper
Dimensions: 150×80 cm