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.

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 intentionally damage to the emulsion with seawater. This first attempt at film soup has been really fun. Portra 400.

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.

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. In inevitable heartbreak. 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.

Karmen Meyer 4/21/25 Karmen Meyer 4/21/25

Diptych Project #2

Two children in one piece swim suits rest on the curved stairs of a pool. Framed by the rails on the stairs. Everything is shades of blue and beige. — **Sister I.** Childhood; on the verge of teen years. I witness theirs, as I hold and tend to mine. Photographed on 35mm Kodak Gold.

Two girls, sisters, lay head to head on the ledge of a pool partially submerged in water. Bright morning light strongly lights half of their face and bodies, similar to a yinyang. — **Sisters II.** Growing up with a sister. Part best friend, part worst enemy. Of the same womb and inextricably bonded by strands of DNA and experience. Bonds that will certainly patina with time but can never truly be broken. Photographed on 35mm Kodak Gold.

Karmen Meyer 4/14/25 Karmen Meyer 4/14/25

Diptych Project #1

I am trying something new. Will it stick, well I suppose we will just have to see. But for right now, this little project feels achievable and exciting. A way to dig into my existing work and get excited about creating new work.

The project. Share two photos every Monday. With a short description. Maybe two or three sentences.

And that is it. Let’s go.

A women stands bent over covering her face. It is dark and bright light shines harshly on her, casting two long shadows thaat stretch from her feet back into the darkenss. — **Double Standards**. A bright light shines harshly on her, casting two long shadows that stretch from her feet back into the darkeness. The heavy burden of double standards every woman must carry. Photographed on 35mm Portra 800.

A women is crouched with the blackness of night around her. A double exposure creates the look of a glowing aura surrounding her. — **Aura.** A glowing aura of growth and healing surrounds her. Even on this path, shrouded in a heavy darkness. She is her own source of light. Double exposure photographed on 35mm Portra 800.