The heyday of mixtape trading has passed, but Portland artist Kate Bingaman-Burt has revived the vintage format in her drawings that we spotted on Beautiful/Decay. Several of the referenced cassettes were found at thrift shops for mere cents, which is a little depressing considering that most people slaved over their conceptual compilations to create a deeply personal selection of songs. (At least they did if they were us.) Other tapes were sent to the artist at her request. The notebook-style drawings capture every detail that tapeheads miss about the format — including the miniature spools that threatened to snap and unwind from overplaying. Feel all the nostalgic feelings in our gallery.
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt
Image credit: Kate Bingaman-Burt