The same faces and places, just completely re-created 20, 30 or 40 years later.
This isn’t the first time a photographer has gone back to recreate moments from the past, but this series by Argentinian photographer Irina Werning is just done exceedingly well. Great concept, great execution. The attention to detail is impressive. The images are charismatic, even dynamic in their stillness. Not just with wardrobe and set, but with film stock, blur, image damage, etc. The self-described “obsessive” Werning says:
I love old photos. I admit being a nosey photographer. As soon as I step into someone else’s house, I start sniffing for them. Most of us are fascinated by their retro look but to me, it’s imagining how people would feel and look like if they were to reenact them today… A few months ago, I decided to actually do this. So, with my camera, I started inviting people to go back to their future.
Check out a few more very worthy images, along with a link to the entire collection on Irina’s site after the jump…
To see the rest of this series from Irina’s work, please visit her site here. [BTW, know of exceptional bodies of work from other photographers or filmmakers that I can feature here? Please share. I’m really interested in highlighting new, new-to-me, or unexpected talent in our field.]
(Thanks @josiahj for sending Irina my way.)
Check out “Lightscapes” by Armand Dijcks. His intentional camera movement photography is a lot different than what I’ve seen out there.
http://www.liquid-earth.net/lightscapes
Armand also plays with time in motion in his short films “Facets” and “Liquid Time”.
http://www.liquid-earth.net/motion
loved the execution of Irina’s project. Well done indeed!
And, I’m not sure if it qualifies as an “exceptional body of work,” but this series of portraits has been a fun and meaningful project for me. It’s an ever-growing collection of images of artists who have created art on blank skateboards for an art auction I am involved with. Thought i’d share it.
http://www.andrewkemmis.com > ON DECK artists
For new and interesting stuff you may want to check out LENSCRATCH of Aline Smithson, which in fact highlighted this body a work one week ago: http://lenscratch.blogspot.com/2011/02/irina-werning.html
What a great idea.
The lack of digital clarity shows.