Exploring a New Medium
Blast from the past.
With a Polaroid camera as a new addition to my artistic arsenal, I have been deconstructing the photos. That sounds formal… actually, it’s been relaxing and fun!
The process involves submerging the photo in a water bath to isolate the celluloid from the backing paper. I don’t necessarily wish to recreate the original photo, which is easily possible.
Instead, I manipulate the delicate celluloid in water by encouraging it to hold its floating abstract shape of fluid ripples and folds whilst reattaching it to art paper.
The work re-emerges as a hybrid mono print/photo.
The project is really at a preliminary stage, exploring the physical parameters of the medium, its limitations, and potential.
Follow my Polaroid progress on Instagram and discover Californian architect, Peter Mitsakos’s visceral response to the post above.