60 Seconds: Polaroids from the Collection celebrates photography’s signature immediacy, tracing how artists have embraced Polaroids, or instant film, for their ability to produce a unique image in mere moments. Over time, this technology has fostered both spontaneous experimentation and inventive manipulation, making the Polaroid a site of play, process, and discovery. Drawn from the Norton’s Collection, this exhibition considers why instant film continues to captivate artists and viewers alike, maintaining their cultural appeal well into the 21st century.
Included in the Norton's Collection is Matthew Brandt's Polaroids (Edwin Land holding camera), 2013. Composed of 900 Polaroids, Brandt's work depicts Edwin Land, scientist and inventor of the Polaroid. Up close, each individual Polaroid looks like a field of solid color, however, when viewed from a distance, the entire portrait forms.
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