04:32Retro-tech residence: Collector turns home into art installation of obsolete technology
A collector from Buenos Aires has used old technology from the 1980s and 90s to turn the front of his home into an exhibition of nostalgia, as seen on Tuesday.
"People are very nostalgic because they see themselves reflected in their personal history, because they remember, I had this, this cell phone, I had such a thing, or I listened to music here, or I watched movies on this VHS," explained Lucas Stoessel. "It's like a kind of archeology of something that happened 20, 30 years ago."
Footage shows his home in the Saavedra neighbourhood of the capital, with its vast array of CD players, tape decks and mobile phones, among other kit.
"How beautiful this place is that it is a museum, so open, that people come here to play, here they come to play, press buttons, take out cassettes, play," he said.
Stoessel has dubbed the artwork 'OBOPOP', and says it was partly inspired by the pandemic, when people were rediscovering all kinds of old technology while clearing out their homes. Many local residents have also contributed to his exhibition.
The artist discovered his calling after nearly 10 years working for a medical company. He never married or had children, and so can devote his time to his new-found craft.
04:32A collector from Buenos Aires has used old technology from the 1980s and 90s to turn the front of his home into an exhibition of nostalgia, as seen on Tuesday.
"People are very nostalgic because they see themselves reflected in their personal history, because they remember, I had this, this cell phone, I had such a thing, or I listened to music here, or I watched movies on this VHS," explained Lucas Stoessel. "It's like a kind of archeology of something that happened 20, 30 years ago."
Footage shows his home in the Saavedra neighbourhood of the capital, with its vast array of CD players, tape decks and mobile phones, among other kit.
"How beautiful this place is that it is a museum, so open, that people come here to play, here they come to play, press buttons, take out cassettes, play," he said.
Stoessel has dubbed the artwork 'OBOPOP', and says it was partly inspired by the pandemic, when people were rediscovering all kinds of old technology while clearing out their homes. Many local residents have also contributed to his exhibition.
The artist discovered his calling after nearly 10 years working for a medical company. He never married or had children, and so can devote his time to his new-found craft.