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In The Spyfrost Project, photographer David Trautrimas hypothesizes the origins of iconic modern appliances by reassembling them into top secret, Cold War era military outposts. These skunkwork structures, hybrids of both machinery and architecture, stand as colossal weaponized ancestors to common objects such as refrigerators, lawnmowers and washing machines. Fashioned with aspiring futurism, yet an ominous sense of militaristic purpose, these installations link the parallel development of capitalism's postwar consumer culture and the Military Industrial Complex.

The Fragment Accumulator 20" x 30" 2010 digital print on archival paper ed. /14

Carbon Inversion Device 20" x 30" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /14

Micro Re-Instigator 30" x 40" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /10

Mnemonic DoppelGanger 22.5" x 35 1/4" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /12

Seismic Conduction Tower 20" x 30" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /14

Storm Crown Mechanism 30" x 40" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /10

Terra Thermal Inducer" 22.5" x 35 1/4" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /12

The Aurora Maker 14" x 17" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /16

The Brilliant Device 20" x 30" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /14

The Radiant Proliferator 20" x 30" 2009 digital print on archival paper ed. /14

habitat machines 2008

The Fishing Complex 32" x 42" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /5

The Measurement District 28" x 42" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /5

Electric Razor Cooperative 18" x 27" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /8

Waffle Iron Heights 25" x 33" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /6

Vacuum Towers 19" x 29" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /8

Hole Punch Flats 13" x 18" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /11

Coffee Pot Towers 19" x 29" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /8

Iron Apartments 20" x 30" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /8

Sprinkler House 15" x 16.5" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /11

Oil Can Residence 15" x 16.5" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /11

Space Heater Place 20" x 28" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /8

Stand Mixer Mews 16" x 32" 2008 digital print on archival paper ed. /8

industrial parkland 2007

"The Bicycle Factory" 19x30" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The automobile Factory" 38x60" 2007 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Cooler Factory" 20x25" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Drill Factory" 25x20" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Fan Factory" 16x34" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Lamp Factory" 19x35" 2007 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Match Factory" 19x37" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Organ Factory" 20x32" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

The Projector Factory" 22x20" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Sewing Machine Factory" 19x30" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Stapler Factory" 17x35" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Television Factory" 27x19" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Toaster Factory" 19x31" 2007 digital print on archival matte paper

"The Typewriter Factory" 19x30" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

brickworks 2006

"Despite the great sausages no one came to Doug's BBQ" 15x10" 2006 digital print on archival matte paper

"You can't get blood from a stone, but you can get juice from a brick" 15x10" 2006

a confederation of alloys 2005

"The birds enjoy their morning cup" 8x20" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"We'd rush to the roof to watch the choppers fly by" 19x26" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"The cruise left us with an effervescent feeling" 18x30" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"We always made a point of going to our favorite restaurant" 19x35" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"This car was made for flat out speed" 17x27" 2005 sillkscreen print

"We always got tons of flyers" 14x18" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"Our dog had a friendly mug" 8x11" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"Trying to break into the current scene" 12x15" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"He Always had a song stuck in his head" 7x12" 2005 silk screen

"In this part of town you can get rooms by the minute" 15x24" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"No one knew how it worked, but we all enjoyed walking past the powerplant" 24x48" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"They'd keep the rides open even if it rained" 13x22" 2005 silkscreen print

"Put your feet up and rest" 10x13" 2005 silkscreen print

"The crane could lift tons without skipping a beat" 16x20" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"I always feel better after a long soak" 10x14" 2005 silkscreen print

"The light of the space station was visible from earth" 13x24" 2005 digital print on archival matte paper

"He was good at keeping things together" 10x15" 2005 silkscreen print

powerline shoes 2004

"Etiquette of the First" 22x42" 2004 digital print on archival matte paper

"Signals calling from a home now foreign" 22x42" 2004 digital print on archival matte paper

"The only suspect is the public" 22x42" 2004 digital print on archival matte paper

at home with life 2003

"Billy had the worst luck in gym class" 14x22" 2004 Serigraph

"Father had the best memory" 14x20" 2002 Serigraph

"I always hated doing the laundry" 15x17" 2003 serigraph

"It can be hard remembering words of wisdom" 11x20" 2004 serigraph

"It was brother's turn to mow the lawn" 15x20" 2003 Serigraph

"Mom always kept the place spotless" 15x22" 2002 Serigraph

"Putting your heart on the line" 12x24" 2004 Serigraph

"Revenge burned another hole in his pocket" 16x22" 2004 Serigraph

"Someday Junior will have Dad's hair" 17x18" 2003 Serigraph

"We always loved driving over the bridge" 14x21" 2003 Serigraph