But eventually, he'd like to sell the entire collection to someone who will display it to the public in a museum-type format or in conjunction with a larger museum as an exhibit.
They're a sharp turn from the rest of his award-winning, museum-approved, large-format, black-and-white ouvre.
MOBA unveiled its show "Nature Abhors a Vacuum and All Other Housework" in 2006; this format continues on the museum's website.
Baldus's large-format views of the museum's impressive pavilions communicate a sense of hauteur, but some of his most beautiful images were made during excursions to the southern city Avignon.
"We wanted to somehow introduce families to the tools and techniques of making art, and also give them a shorter format," said Mike Norris, an associate museum educator.
Recently, we were privy to an argument between art-museum librarians over how to classify "Invalid Format": is it a reprint, a blog-book, a reverse-engineered print-on-demand magazine, a digital-journal facsimile?
However, the film, in 16-millimeter format, is being shown at museums, a few independent theaters, as well as independent schools, colleges and universities that can foot the bill for its screening.
If not, why do you think this format is useful in a science museum?
