Leon Brenck from the Department of Re-Archaeology collaborated with photographer Gary Rennevesten on a new exhibit titled “Payphones - Loose Change” to celebrate the grand reopening of the Gallery Telephonic

Located in the remains of an abandoned payphone, the Gallery Telephonic is dedicated to the display of monumental works and objects

To experience the exhibit in full stereoscopic vision, you’ll need to visit the gallery telephonic in person at its new location at 2001 Riverside, Los Angeles, CA (open regular and irregular business hours, 24/7).

preview from the exhibit:

Sculpture

As part of his ongoing work for the Bureau of Objects, Leon Brenck reimagines the archaeological remains of payphones as monumental works of art

PHOTOGRAPHY

In a series of larger-than-life portraits, Gary Rennevesten chronicles the fleeting final days of the critically endangered Telephonus Californicus - the Common Los Angeles Payphone

To the curious fossil hunter, the payphone’s skeletal remains tell the story of its demise

Once a flourishing species numbering over 60,000, the Los Angeles Payphone is now nearly extinct

When rung correctly, payphone bells can reverberate the conversations of decades past

It is growing increasingly rare to observe payphones in their natural habitat

Research suggests that a severed phone cord can still make connections across space and time

As their numbers dwindle, payphones increasingly adorn themselves with collected debris in their environment