23rd August 2012, original Polaroid on expired stock
Polaroid production ceased in February 2008 – a sad time as I have completed a number of projects in the medium. I love so many things about Polaroids, particularly the 600 film – their instancy, how there’s only one of them, their size – how they can be held in your hands (so intimate), their transcience – how they fade over time, their fuzzyness – how they look like dreams, and their volatility (please don’t shake them too hard). I have five unused shots left in my Polaroid camera. The film expired a long time ago, meaning that the images come out a little greeny-brown, but I don’t mind that as the images will be just for me. If I don’t use them soon, nothing will come out on them but brown muck.
My sister is visiting me in Berlin at the moment. It definitely felt like a Polaroid moment as she was sitting on my kitchen bench after an afternoon of good chats.
What I’ll use the last five shots for, I’m not sure yet…