The Polaroid is dead. Or so many of us would think with all the choices being thrusted at us in the ways of digital cameras. To be honest, who would want to be bothered with the outdated Polaroid? The quality of images aren’t crystal clear and you can’t email the pictures to friends or post them up on myspace (oh no!).
But here stands Patrick Winfield, a photographer resurrecting the Polaroid like the Phoenix rising from the darkroom ashes. Patrick uses an SX-70 to capture all of his impressions via Polaroid. Because of the older technology, the images brand themselves an airy, brushed appearance that channels nostalgia. Patrick fancies the quickness of working with Polaroids as soon as the picture is snapped allowing him more impulsive in his pieces that he creates.
His works are mosaic, collaged photos with mixed media tossed into his artistic salad. When asked what his purpose is for his unique visual creations, Patrick relates, “The representational composite pieces are a study on perspectives. Instead of being a fixed, static or standing, it is a walking perspective. Not an instant view, but a clustering of memories and visual experiences.” Similar to David Hockney, Patrick developed his methods and techniques with Hockney in mind. Creating composites from natural elements to brief glances of the female form with elements of surrealism peppered onto his large scale works, this New York Polaroidologist will have you smiling in awe. Say cheese!
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