Tinder Men Holding Fish by Ella Weber

#1.3 through the Neon Temple Press, an edition of 50.

In this fold out accordion book, Weber explores the complexities of blind dating in today's digital world: "Prompted by an overtly dramatic break up, I decided to download the infamous dating app, Tinder. After three sad dates and a reality check, I began to notice a trend: profile after profile of singular dudes holding a singular fish. I inevitably stopped pursuing “love” and decided to use Tinder strictly for research, collecting hundreds of fish men one swipe at a time.

From this ongoing project I’m creating a large series of blind contour drawings of various men holding fish. Staring only at my iphone in hand, I begin with the fish and give myself between 3-8 minutes to draw the man I see on paper. More often than not, the drawing only slightly resembles fragments of the actual image.

...reality doesn't always align with the self image portrayed through a screen."