Karmen Meyer 9/8/25 Karmen Meyer 9/8/25

Diptych Project #11

This project got lost in the chaos of summer, which was actually fine and perfect. But now, as a bit of routine returns to our days, it feels like a perfect time to pick it up back up again. I love how it invites me to look at my work in a new way, in pairs. And that it reminds me to share instead of hoarding all the photos on the hard drives that sit in the rubbermaid container at the end of our dining room table (my temporary office going on 3 years).

I wanted to start things off again with some photos of the girls. To honour their shift into new grades, and for Audrey a brand new school in town.

THRESHOLD IN A GHOST TOWN. A window to the past and steps to the future. Photographed on Portra400. Developed and scanned in my kitchen.

LAST CHANCE SALOON. Cross eleven bridges and you just might find yourself at the Last Chance Saloon. Deep in the heart of the Albertan Badlands. Photographed on Portra400. Developed and scanned in my kitchen.

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Karmen Meyer 6/16/25 Karmen Meyer 6/16/25

Diptych Project #9

black and white self-portrait of a women standing the trees. Her face blocked by the blur of a moving branch. — CAMOUFLAGE

the shadows of two hands reach toward eachother, nearly touching. — CONNECTION?

How messy is too messy? We all know that life isn’t perfect. That tolerance is a necessity for thriving and growing.

But when does tolerance slip into deception. Into abandonment of self.

Is it my fault

that I felt uncomfortable and detached? A square peg in a round hole.

After so many years. Is there even any hope of re-writing the programming of such formative relationships?

My gut say no. Or is that my fear?

How am I to know?

What is worth the fight.

I can’t do it all. I can’t be something that I am not.

And I am not a liar.

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Karmen Meyer 6/9/25 Karmen Meyer 6/9/25

Diptych Project #8

Film photograph of two sisters, 9 and 10. Their eyes are closed and the sun shines brightly on their faces. One girl faces the camera and the other , slightly in front faces to the side. Photographed on medium format film using a vintage TLR camera — SAME BUT DIFFERENT. Same family. Same genetics. Same home. Different directions. Different motives. Different gifts. Photographed on Kodak Gold (and the first home scans that made me feel like I was really starting to get the process dialled in)

A girl swings from a tree whose trunk veers hard to the left before turning upwards again. Her sister sits on a rock at the base of a tree watching. Photographed on a vintage Twin Lens Reflex Camera using medium format film. — SAME BUT DIFFERENT II. In our yard is a crooked tree. The way it grows nearly horizontal in the middle is our favourite part about it. The crooked bit perfectly holds the swing everyone loves to rest on. After the bend it continues growing straight upwards like all the trees around it. But it’s not like every tree around it. Photographed on Kodak Gold.

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Karmen Meyer 6/2/25 Karmen Meyer 6/2/25

Diptych Project #7

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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Karmen Meyer 5/26/25 Karmen Meyer 5/26/25

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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Karmen Meyer 5/12/25 Karmen Meyer 5/12/25

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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Karmen Meyer 5/5/25 Karmen Meyer 5/5/25

Diptych Project #4

A girl with long blond hair sits in a swing. She holds a stuffed rabbit and is petting her big black dog. Photographed on 120 mm film. Test shot for a Hassleblad C/M. — A GIRL AND HER DOG. Loving an animal is a practice in empathy and connection. Photographed on Portra 400.

A close up of a girls scrapped knee. She is sitting in a swing holding a stuffed rabbit. One knee is covered in dirt while the other has small scrape smeared with blood. She is not upset. — SURE SIGN OF SPRING. First scrapped knee of the year. Photographed on Portra 400.

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