"I got my first film camera when I was 14 from a friend and I've never really stopped since. I always have a camera on me, and taking photos is a constant background process for me."
"I've been taking photos for all these years, but I hadn't really stepped back to see what I was collecting. I realised I was capturing a lot of the same scenes without consciously planning it."
"A collection of photographs of people looking at art in museums and galleries around the world, the project pulls together a range of images that capture something special about the act of observation - those moments when we look at art, we see something that inspires us, something unfamiliar, or something that quietly resonates."
Anton Repponen, a New York-based interaction designer and cofounder of design studio Anton & Irene, has maintained a parallel photography practice for over two decades. Carrying a camera constantly, he accumulated thousands of images across various formats since 2004. Upon reviewing his Lightroom library, Repponen identified recurring patterns in his work and realized he had unconsciously captured similar scenes repeatedly. This discovery led to his series "People Look at Art or Art Looks at People," which compiles photographs of individuals observing art in museums and galleries globally. The project captures meaningful moments of observation, revealing instances when viewers encounter art that inspires, surprises, or resonates with them.
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