Chris Larson:
The Residue of Labor 

“The residue of labor, which usually remains unseen, is a summation of minute tasks of everyday repetition that are required for production and equate to the steady degradation of once enduring objects, equipment, architecture, and communities.” — Chris Larson

The Timecards Series (2020-2022) replicates the residue of labor by creating depth through erasure. A motif of his practice, Larson uses rotary tools to emulate the effacing of history by removing material from the surface of layered factory time cards. Despite their mechanical inceptions, the indisputable presence of the human impression on these works starkly contrasts the connotations of mass production they carry.