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more parts to my little productions documentary
camera: minolta 35mm slr
film: fuji superia iso 100-200 (can't remember which roll this was)

printed by me 2 x 8x12
dust removal only


Parallax Laundromat or
Don't Forget the Fabric Softener

In the city, and to a lesser extent, small towns, there exists the sweeping phenomenon of the Laundromat. Unlike the self-contained households of suburbia, these environments where washing machines are not always found in homes, create a demand for public facilities. The Laundromat is where people bring their soiled laundry, private, to wash affordably… in public. I wanted to explore the idea of a structure, such as the anachronistic Laundromat, being the one constant as everything inside changes, the people, furniture, angles, light, and the clothes themselves. The view of the thing, can change the thing, and what is inside is in constant flux.

I am fascinated with everything banal and ordinary. There are layers of complexity given to innocuous, unassuming objects and places by how that thing is used, how that space is occupied, and the perceptions that are changed by the experiences of the thing or space.

It’s said that people only know for certain who they are in times of action and crisis, if this is true then the times in between can be a struggle. These moments of limbo, the routines of daily life provide us with what can be an unbearable time spent inwards, not knowing, yet always in motion. I feel that while crisis may give us great insight into ourselves, that these monotonous instants are no less significant. Maybe in this dingy, badly lit, mildly dangerous Laundromat someone knew himself or herself for the first time, or, alternately, questioned their existence.

Or maybe this is just about Kate’s doing their laundry.

Whichever.

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:iconnikas:
this is pretty cool... nice documentary!

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If your ears are not bleeding the bass is too low!
:iconpinkandyellow:
I really like this from a fashion perspective.

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stop the blue pelican before it chokes on the pie
:iconpsyko:
I'm not sure why, but I really like this shot. Somehow it seems very postcard-ish or something, not sure. Interesting concept for a series, I quite like it.

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offical spectroscopist (potato head) for ~The-singing-nun
:icondepressive-autumn:
This one's one of the best.

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Reality overcomes me... I'm living a lie.
:iconxauthorunknown:
i like how the clock is slightly tilted.

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