14 Views
Instant Dreams

Instant Dreams

14 Views
There could hardly be a more telling contrast between the analog and digital eras than the beautifully blurry memories captured in a Polaroid picture and the thousands of pin-sharp photos on an iPhone. In this ambitious visual essay, Willem Baptist explores the visionary genius of Edwin H. Land, the inventor of the Polaroid camera. Even today, all sorts of people are keeping his instant dream alive. Former Polaroid employee Stephen Herchen moved from the United States to Europe to work in a laboratory developing the 2.0 version of Polaroid. Christopher Bonanos, the author of Instant: The Story of Polaroid, tells us, "When I heard Polaroid would stop making film, it felt like a close friend had died." Artist Stefanie Schneider, who is working with the last of her stock of Polaroid film, is using the blurring that occurs with expired film as an additional aesthetic layer in her photographic work.
Similar Movies
Who is Michael Jang?

Who is Michael Jang?

Absence of Me

Absence of Me

Weegee's New York

Weegee's New York

Martha: A Picture Story

Martha: A Picture Story

Time of memory

Time of memory

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

Through a Lens Darkly: Black Photographers and the Emergence of a People

Shot in the Dark

Shot in the Dark

Smile

Smile

Recomendation Movies
Koyaanisqatsi

Koyaanisqatsi

Eyes Wide Shut

Eyes Wide Shut

Kung Fu Panda 3

Kung Fu Panda 3

Brokeback Mountain

Brokeback Mountain

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Solo: A Star Wars Story

Blade Runner 2049

Blade Runner 2049

Baby Driver

Baby Driver

Joker

Joker