This series of photographs is about generative technologies—technological developments that have had profound and multicentric effects on global culture. The vacuum tube was an outgrowth of the light bulb that allowed the creation and modulation of electrical signals. The development of tubes generated technological innovations with far reaching cultural effects—including radio, television, telephone networks, and computers.

The development of thirty-five millimeter motion picture film created a mechanism for the far-reaching dissemination of cultural values. From U.S. suburban multiplexes to remote villages in India, the technology has been virtually unchanged from it development through he present day. Motion pictures remain a prime mode for the dissemination and reinforcement of cultural values. The photographs in this series, depict film reels from Khoya Khoya Chand (Lost Moon), a “Bollywood” film released in December 2007.