Diptych Project, 35mm FIlm Karmen Meyer Diptych Project, 35mm FIlm Karmen Meyer

Diptych Project #19

A Cuban man wearing a straw cowboy hat and smoking a cigarette sits on his horse and looks directly at the camera. Photographed on 35mm film with a Nikon F100. Developed at home.

THE PEOPLE. CUBA, FEBRUARY 2025. I don’t think that I can begin to understand the nuances of living in a place like Cuba. The difficulties and joys are on an entirely different spectrum. One I keep trying to understand but surely never will.

I was told once that Cubans have three faces; one for the tourists, one for the government and one for their families. I don’t know how much truth there is to this. But it has continued to linger in the back of my mind as I work through the images I took there.

How many of the smiles were joy, how many were a platitudes to keep the tourists happy. We tried hard to leave more then we took from Cuba and it’s people, but honestly I am not sure that we succeeded.

I will never forget the warmth and resilience I witnessed. And recognize that they may not have the choice to be anything but.

Branches reach upward, covered in vines and washed in dreamy light. Photographed on 35mm film and developed at home.

THE PLACE. CUBA, FEBRUARY 2025. A wild witness. To revolution after revolution. To trials and triumphs. A place of true magic, this I have absolutely felt.

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Diptych Project #7

the Louvre

 
Huge dark doors are closed, but windows reveal rows of beautifully carved columns and ceiling just outside. Photographed on 35mm film, Kodak Portra 160.

CLOSED DOOR. there is so much beauty out there, if you can open the doors. Photographed on Portra 160.

Inspired by Michael Angelos "the Creation of Adam", a woman's hand reaches up to the white hand of an unkown marble statue. Light leaks cause yellow glowing as if an ethereal halo surrounds the scene. Photographed on 35mm film, kodak Portra 160.

REACHING. We all know the painting this photo is inspired by. The surprise little light leaks only add the to celestial feel. Reaching for that spark of connection, inspiration, belonging. Photographed on Portra 160.

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Diptych Project #6

 
A women wearing a bright fishermans sweater and beige toque holds a long oval shell open in front of her face. FIlm soup, 35mm.

SARA PICKS UP SEASHELLS ON THE SEASHORE. I love the way the shapes of the shells mimic the shape of the surf boards. These two photos always felt like they belonged together. Shot on Portra400, soaked in sea water, developed in my kitchen.

Image created by purposefully soaking film in sea water. Resulting in wile colouring and tie dye feeling. Image of shows two surf boards on the beach.

SURF. Surf boards waiting on the beach. Their oblong shapes are repeated throughout the psychedelic colouring caused by intentional damage to the emulsion with seawater. This first attempt at film soup has been really fun. Portra 400.

 
 
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Diptych Project #5

A man stands in a large truck filled with fresh produce. He hands a bundle of carrots down to a women who is reaching up from the street. The street is filled with people coming and going. Garbage is piled around the corner and buildings crumble.

OUTSIDE. Fresh produce adjacent to a pile of trash. Streets bustling with people making their way in the morning. Taken from the windows of the room in the next frame. Photographed on Kodak Gold.

An ornate pink room features two large chandeliers and victorian furniture. Light floods the room through to large windows creating an ethereal glow.

INSIDE. Throughout all of Cuba you feel its past, it’s history. Some in disrepair, some carefully preserved. Most a blend of whatever is available. Photographed on Kodak Gold.

 
 
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