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.INDEX
INDEX & CREDITS
EDITORIAL
SIMONE FRIGNANI
HELEN ERRINGTON
BORIS ZULIANI
AURÉLIEN DUMONT
CARMEN DE VOS
LARS GARTEN
DEFEKTO
CELL
NORAH GOLDENBOGEN
PAOLO DEGASPERI
I-NAN KUO
POLAROIDS IN ART
POLAROID HISTORY
GRANT HAMILTON
TRIPP & BROWN
LIA SÁILE
RANDOLPH A. BARRY
TOBSEN
FILIPPO CENTENARI
POLANOIR BASICS
ORDER PROCESSING/GALLERIES
EDITOR - UNVERKAEUFLICH HANDELS GMBH
SUPERVISOR - WOLFGANG “WOLGA” GASTAGER
DESIGN & ARTIST TEXTS - LIA SÁILE
PICTURES:
COVER/BACK - I-NAN KUO “LOVER”
P. 02 SIMONE FRIGNANI “POPGARDEN“
P. 09 LARS GARTEN “SNOWLAND 03“
P. 12 NORAH GOLDENBOGEN “SUPERSTARS (J)“
P. 16/17 - CARMEN DE VOS
P. 20 LIA SÁILE “INTUITIVE FRAGMENTS I”
P. 25 FILIPPO CENTENARI “AIRPORT”
P. 26/27 - GRANT HAMILTON, FLORIAN KAPS, ERWIN
SCHUH, FLORIAN TRENDELENBURG, LIA SÁILE, LARS
GARTEN
P. 28/29 - FILIPPO CENTENARI, SCHWARZERFREITAG,
LIA SÁILE, DUDUADUDUA
.EDITORIAL - POLANOIR GALLERY
It all began in autumn of 2004 with this peculiar and mysterious toy that chance dropped into our laps. There was
the charming misshapenness of it, the strange smell it emanated and that lettering that was familiar to us right
away. It read POLAROID and SUPERSHOOTER - it was our first instant camera and everything that followed took
the heart of our analogue passion by storm. Today, 2 years later, our fascination of the first encounter turned
into an intense relationship full of passion and awe. Most notably an awe of the inventive genius of Edwin Land and
his visions, as well as a reverence for his masterpiece – the SX-70–which, to us, remains the most beautiful and
most revolutionary camera of all time.
One thing became clear to us only gradually as time passed: the real reason that Polaroid always has been
synonymous with cult and that it possesses an irrepressible potential to captivate people both then and now, lies
within the mysterious, almost magical power of those images.
Polaroids tell stories in an inimitable way. Stories so intense and intimate that upon viewing, the photographer
often isn’t the only one struck with this feeling of being (or having been) part of a scene. And chance leads the
way. Polaroids are originals and thus as unique as paintings. This extraordinary characteristic sets them apart
from all other photographic works. As a result they are honest, incorruptible and authentic.
Polanoir, the first gallery worldwide to exclusively dedicate itself to Polaroid photography and this first edition of
the Polanoir catalogue present to you a selection of extraordinary Polaroids chosen by an international jury that is
available to attractive conditions. Everlasting moments captured by established as well as unknown young artists
from all over the world made available in the form of high-quality, large-format, limited editions of 47 each, that
pursue one major goal: to convey the indescribable fascination of Polaroids.
In this era of digital sensibilities, experience the magic and feel the special and often mysterious effect particular
to an all but forgotten analogue medium, which, even though declared dead by many, now celebrates with Polanoir
a touching, experimental and deeply alluring comeback.
Herzlich Willkommen in der faszinierenden Welt von Polanoir
Florian Kaps und Andreas Höller
P . 01
Alles begann im Herbst 2004 mit diesem eigenartigen geheimnisvollen Spielzeug, das uns der Zufall in unsere Hände
spielte. Bezaubernd unförmig, einen seltsamen Geruch verströmend und mit einem Schriftzug versehen, der uns
sofort vertraut war. POLAROID stand da zu lesen und SUPERSHOOTER - es war unsere erste Sofortbildkamera und
alles was nun folgte, eroberte das Herz unserer analogen Leidenschaft wie im Sturm. Heute, 2 Jahre später, ist
aus der Faszination der ersten Begegnung eine intensive Beziehung voller Leidenschaft und Ehrfurcht geworden.
Ehrfurcht vor allem vor dem genialen Erfindergeist Edwin Lands und seinen Visionen, vor seinem Meisterwerk, der
SX-70, für uns noch immer die schönste und revolutionärste Kamera aller Zeiten.
Eines aber wurde uns erst im Laufe der Zeit langsam klar: Der wahre Grund, warum Polaroid immer Kult war
und sowohl damals wie heute das unbändige Potential besitzt, Menschen in seinen Bann zu ziehen, liegt in der
geheimnisvollen, fast magischen Kraft der Bilder.
Polaroids erzählen Geschichten in unvergleichlicher Art und Weise. Geschichten so intensiv und intim, dass nicht
nur der Fotograf beim Betrachten immer wieder das Gefühl bekommt, direkt dabei (gewesen) zu sein. Vom Zufall
geleitet. Polaroids sind Originale und so einzigartig wie Gemälde. Mit dieser Besonderheit unterscheiden sie sich
von allen anderen fotografischen Erzeugnissen. Sie sind damit ehrlich, unbestechlich und authentisch.
Polanoir, die erste Galerie weltweit, die sich ganz dem Thema Polaroid verschrieben hat, und die nun vorliegende
erste Ausgabe des Polanoir-Kataloges präsentieren Ihnen eine durch eine internationale Jury zusammengestellte
Auswahl herausragender Polaroids zu attraktiven Konditionen. Unvergängliche Momentaufnahmen von etablierten
aber auch unbekannten jungen KünstlerInnen aus aller Welt in Form hochwertiger, großformatiger Editionen in
einer limitierten Auflage von 47 Stück, die ein großes Ziel haben:
Die unbeschreibliche Faszination von Polaroids zu vermitteln. Erleben Sie die Magie und fühlen Sie die besondere,
oft geheimnisvolle Ausstrahlung eines fast vergessenen analogen Mediums, das, von vielen totgesagt, nun mit
Polanoir in einer digital sensibilisierten Welt ein berührendes, experimentelles und zutiefst verführerisches
Comeback feiert.
EDITORIAL
Welcome to the fascinating world of Polanoir
Florian Kaps und Andreas Höller
Yes, I’m ready to go! / 58 x 70 cm
http://www.polanoir.com/simonefrignani <
ARTISTS - SIMONE FRIGNANI
P . 03
Looking at Simone Frignani’s Polaroids would
never lead to the conclusion he had only five
years of experience in the art of photography
but he states having started capturing his life
no sooner than in his mid-twenties. Ever since
his first Polaroid camera he seems to push the
medium to its possible limits and further yet, not
only to express and show his life but to go even
deeper, to bare his soul, strip his mind to its most
intimate thoughts, fears, worries and troubles.
He captures his pain, his agony, personal
disappointment, anger, his struggle with his
surroundings. Frignani’s work’s characteristic
trait is the inexhaustible and expressive use of
watercolors and acrylics, which are painted,
spread, smeared and splotched on the inside foil
of his Polaroids.
Smell like I’m alone / 58 x 70 cm
SIMONE FRIGNANI.
Limited Edition of 47. 147 EUR - POPGARDEN
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Spoken in Silence / 67 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Nexus numbered 1 - 10 / 67 x 70 cm
P . 04
ARTISTS - HELEN ERRINGTON
.HELEN ERRINGTON
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The artist Helen Errington lives and works in
Newcastle in the United Kingdom. Her work
focuses on blurry, trashy, vivid and dynamic
snapshot-like images,
capturing random
moments, freezing vitally colorful pictures or
deep black and white images, usually working with
high contrast, deep intensity of vibrant colors or
intense monochromatic images. Polanoir features
a series using the “ME or Merrington-technique “
developed and born “in collaboration with Clarisse
Merigeot in a late night experiment high up in a
Parisian Apartment block – the shot was taken
close up, with flash – the image was then carefully
& painstakingly developed then hand finished
using a unique edging technique.” Errington
describes. Ten images that continuously expose
more fragments of the model but never allow a
complete puzzle.
> http://www.polanoir.com/helenerrington
http://www.polanoir.com/boriszuliani <
ARTISTS - BORIS ZULIANI
P . 05
Zuilani, 28 years old, started photography
spending five years shooting still life images
when discovering the power of a Polaroid. Now
he works for a fashion magazine in France and
travels the world as a free time documentary
photographer. Polanoir shows a selection of
his non-commercial Polaroids, divided in two
themes; the blue series “Aquaroid”, created
with a pinhole camera, searching the shores for
spontaneous subjects. The other series features
Zuilani’s famous “light paintings”. Exposing a
picture in an almost completely dark surrounding
he “paints” a model with light, which results in
unreal and indeed luminous images. Subjects,
perfectly frozen in time that never really existed
the way they do on film. A little miracle, painted
onto cloth, skin and Polaroid.
Pachanoid / 47 x 70 cm
BORIS ZULIANI.
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
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The Elefant / 58 x 70 cm
Balancing Bonome / 58 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Carnival / 58 x 70 cm
ARTISTS - AURÉLIEN DUMONT
P . 06
.AURÉLIEN DUMONT
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“An emotion, a place, a thought, a movement,
an exposure, a state of mind, a certain light, the
possibility to play with what is real, to play with
the image, trying new techniques... this is what
make me love photography and what inspires
me... I love the Polaroid because I never have
two identical pictures, I can draw on the picture,
it’s simply beautiful!” This positive exclamation
by Aurélien Dumont already hints at his joyous
and playful images. The French photographer,
designer, animator and illustrator exemplifies
vitality and has a lose, relaxed way of shruggishly
smiling at human fears, dreams and thoughts.
His colorful, entertaining illustrations reveal a
tender and frisky approach to serious as well as
random human situations, showing wittiness and
humour.
> http://www.polanoir.com/aureliendumont
Magdalena #01 / 58 x 70 cm
ARTISTS - CARMEN DE VOS
P . 07
The Belgian artist, in her late thirties, has
a massive journey of techniques and many
experiments behind her. Because of the excessive
and impulsive way of photographing regularly,
she possesses broad knowledge regarding the
power of an image. “I want to see, to learn, to
feel, ...to fly if possible. [...] I live fast, at high
speed.” Her Polaroids boast a pulsating vitality,
positively as well as tragically and dramatically
when it comes to her intense self-expression,
revealing inner processes, feelings and
thoughts, pondering about her place in the world,
identifying as a mother, as a woman in society,
as well as simply being a woman. “I am fascinated
by the unreliability of the human memory. [...] I
actively search for the flaw, the interpretation
and deformation of reality by creating images
that could convey the subsequent memory of an
event.”
http://www.polanoir.com/carmendevos <
Magdalena #03 / 58 x 70 cm
CARMEN DE VOS.
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
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Der Kampf um die Sonne / 58 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Angriff aus dem All / 58 x 70 cm
P . 08
ARTISTS - LARS GARTEN
.LARS GARTEN
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The German artist Lars Garten, situated in Berlin,
probably represents one of the most traditional
photographers within the selection of artists of
the current Polanoir gallery. His photographs
are exactly that: photographs. Garten is a
photographer with all his mind and soul. His
heart beats for the photographic medium in the
most classical way, while still staying open for
experiments and ideas if they are manageable
within photographic means. “Sometimes I do not
see much for a long period. But some days there
are scenes which take my breath away. That’s
when I feel my heart pounding while getting my
SX-70 ready for shooting. One of these moments
happened to be on the 1st of January 2006.” are
words concerning his Polaroid series showing a
snowy landscape in Germany, which is amongst
his most popular photographic works.
> http://www.polanoir.com/larsgarten
P . 10
ARTISTS - ARTIST NAME
Villa Inn / 69 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Foot with Ice Dispenser / 69 x 70 cm
P . 10
ARTISTS - DEFEKTO
.DEFEKTO
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Born 1965 in Salinas, California, the artist and
graphic designer began taking Polaroids in the
late 80s in San Francisco. After some “sporadic”
Polaroid years in New York, he rediscovered
his Spectra when moving to Baltimore in 2002,
where he began observing and documenting the
“interesting people” of “Charm City” as he puts it.
Defekto explains that his personal work “revolves
around identity, outcasts and visual excesses. I
love incorporating costumes, masks, props and
other elements to create works that are at times
mildly unsettling to the more extreme cartoon
ghastliness. Being the kid who wanted Halloween
to happen every day. I’ve found that the magic
of Polaroid has become a major player in making
my weird fantasies a reality.” He continues
to document fringe culture in Baltimore and
beyond.
> http://www.polanoir.com/defekto
Epil / 69 x 70 cm
http://www.polanoir.com/cell <
P . 11
ARTISTS - CELL
Lips / 569 x 70 cm
Residing in Hamburg, Germany, Cell has assisted
a stylist and many photographers until he became
a freelance photographer in Germany. The thirty
years young man has a clean studio-qualitylike style, professionally working with light
equipment, backdrops, accessories and flash
but always works with an addition of a trashy,
dirty, alternative touch. Few of his images stay
as clean and perfectly flashed and exposed as
they would with other studio photographers.
Cell seems to be open for experiments with
various media but mainly stays in a sleek, perfect
ionised, untextured aesthetic, perfectly exposed
or overexposed for an even softer and cleaner
effect, lending the pictures an artificial plastic
feel or using the effects to idealise the subject.
Pubic Hair / 69 x 70 cm
CELL.
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
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P . 13
ARTISTS - ARTIST NAME
JC + James / 58 x 70 cm
http://www.polanoir.com/norahgoldenbogen <
P . 13
JC / 58 x 70 cm
The young student resides in Vienna where she
studies graphic art and lately also applied for a
photography class at the “University of Applied
Arts”, while the former seems to serve as the
foundation of her work. Goldenbogen’s Polaroids,
among Polanoir’s best selling editions, rarely
keep traditional photographic information but
are collages of illustrations, drawings, comics,
photocopies, foils, papers, sometimes even
containing tiny items and cloth. Basically she
uses paintings, often of religious or classically
famous content, photographs it or cuts it out and
then builds the collage around it, using it as a
background on which the idea evolves. She tends
to use either defect or expired film as a bottom
layer and takes advantage of the white frame for
the graphical arrangements and collages.
ARTISTS - NORAH GOLDENBOGEN
NORAH GOLDENBOGEN.
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
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No Title (Landscape) / 58 x 70 cm
No Title (Landscape) / 58 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
No Title (Landscape) / 58 x 70 cm
ARTISTS - PAOLO DEGASPERI
P . 14
.PAOLO DEGASPERI
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“I’m complicated, sophisticated, not linear and
involved, so [are] my photographs!”. The Italian
architect and designer Paolo Degasperi discovered
photography at the age of 13. Following this path
parallel to his architectural studies he intensively
sought its limits by experimenting with various
techniques of manipulation in his darkroom,
such as exposing already captured images onto
Polaroid film. The artist quickly learned to use the
power of colors and manipulation and now seeks
the perfect crop and perfect picture, searches
for the perfect fragment for a perfect illusion
for his Polaroid work. Degasperi considers his
work to be far away from the “instant instinctual
photograph”, which does not weaken their impact
but heightens their intensity and lends them an
unmistakable trait.
> http://www.polanoir.com/paolodegasperi
Disperse / 70 x 56 cm
http://www.polanoir.com/inankuo <
P . 15
ARTISTS - I-NAN KUO
Car Chasing / 70 x 56 cm
I-Nan Kuo, residing in Taiwan, is trained in
graphic art and design, but also shows a longstanding experience of photography. His work
seems to focus on subjects surrounding him
in his personal - often intimate - every-day
life. The Polaroids, differentiating in subject
and technique, are connected through a lyrical
subjectivity, especially dominant in his portraits.
The lyrical touch combined with his specific
documentary approach lend the images a unique
and almost timeless feeling, freezing moments in
time and thus transforming them to monuments
of eternally visual memory. The use of either
expired pack film or integral film support this
memory-allusion and add a feel of “history” as
well as “timelessness” which again seem to
represent a contradiction which he combines
effectively.
Soar Above! / 70 x 56 cm
I-NAN KUO.
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
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.POLAROID: DER BLICK IN DIE SEELE
Ich bin fasziniert von Menschen, die durch ihren Erfindergeist und ihre Innovationskraft das Neue in die Welt
bringen. Sie sind es oft, die der Kunst neue Technologien zur Hand geben und damit ein Wechselspiel zwischen
Kunst und Medium erst möglich machen. Edwin H. Land muss wohl einer von ihnen gewesen sein.
In gewisser Weise hat ihm der englische Filmregisseur Nicolas Roeg in dem Film „Der Mann, der vom Himmel fiel“,
mit dem großartigen David Bowie in der Hauptrolle, seine Reverenz erwiesen, indem er Bowies Partner, während
er eine seiner Studentinnen verführt, permanent Fotos aus der Kamera ziehen lässt, die sich sofort entwickeln.
Für mich, der damals gerade fünfzehn Jahre alt war, ein unglaublich prägender Film, wirken doch die großen
Erfinder und Künstler für uns Normalsterbliche manchmal auch wie Sterngeborene einer anderen Galaxie. Ich habe
damals wirklich geglaubt, die Polaroidfotografie sei eben erst erfunden worden und nicht schon 1947.
Geprägt hat sie uns wie kaum ein anderes Medium, weil plötzlich Bilder von größter Intimität für alle möglich
waren, ohne dass irgendein Fotolabor davon etwas mitbekommen hätte. Und genau das ist es, was für bildende
Künstler aller Genres interessant war. Der Blick in die Seele der Menschen ist mit Polaroid abbildbar geworden.
Kein wichtiger Fotograf von Irving Penn bis Helmut Newton konnte sich diesem Medium mehr verschließen. Der
große deutsche Maler Gerhard Richter präsentierte auf der Documenta 10 seinen „Atlas“ mit hunderten von
Polariods. Als der japanische Fotokünstler Nobuyoshi Araki im Jahr 1997 in der Wiener Secession ausstellte,
ergänzte er die aus Japan mitgebrachten Fotografien mit über tausend Polaroids, die er in wenigen Tagen in Wien
geschossen hatte. Polaroid war 50 Jahre lang „state of the art“ und hat damit zwei Generationen von Künstlern
nachhaltig beeinflusst. Die eigentümliche Farbigkeit, der Geruch, die nicht vorhandene Reproduzierbarkeit sind
unersetzbar. Auch wenn im Laufe der Jahre die Polaroidfotografie ganz verschwinden sollte, kulturell betrachtet
verschwindet sie nie mehr. Mögen die letzten Jahre ein strahlendes Lebenszeichen sein.
RAIMUND DEININGER
Geschäftsführer ArtWare
P . 16
POLAROIDS IN ART
.POLANOIR: A NEW HOME FOR INSTANT ART PHOTOGRAPHY
The vague idea of an online fine art photography gallery received a realistic frame when Dr. Florian Kaps and I
met the other day in Frankfurt. This idea was not as much about how to define “fine art photography” for online
purposes nor was it to establish just another place to offer and sell images while the international fine art
photography market is mushrooming. It was about creating a “room” exclusively for Polaroid instant photography.
Just a few months later Florian contacted me in order to review the first submissions that came from the polanoid.
net platform and asked me to be part of a jury to help selecting the first collection for Polanoir…
I was first introduced to instant fine art photography when I started at Polaroid in the early 90’s being responsible
for the archiving the International “Polaroid Collection” and its transfer to the “Maison Europeenne de la
Photographie”. At that time I was extremely impressed with the variety of formats, film types and techniques used,
but particularly, with the quality of the images and the number of famous photographers and artists that were
working with Polaroid – and I still am. Later I had the pleasure to be involved in the P-Magazine, the International
Photography Awards as well as the School Awards. Reviewing the submissions for Polanoir I could breathe in and
feel again how different a Polaroid is compared to other fine art photographs. A Polaroid has a unique look and
feel of its own that the viewer gets so much more than from any other photography medium. And one must not
forget that each Polaroid is indeed a unique piece of art.So why is it different to work with Polaroid? In Japan I
received this simple but true answer from a photo student: „In our world everything is controllable. I dial a number
on my cell, I push the button on my remote, I click on my computer mouse, I take a digital photo – I always know in
advance what will happen. When I take a Polaroid picture, I will not know what will happen while seeing the picture
developing in my hand and it is always different and unique.” I am convinced that Polaroid film will continue to be
the most expressive material to work with and I’m glad that again – with Polanoir – professional photographers,
artists and photo enthusiasts, as well as collectors and lovers of photographic art, have a new home that delivers
online as well as offline a room to enjoy the spirit and beauty of “Polaroid Instant Art Photography”.
MARKUS MAHLA
Prokurist and Country Manager Polaroid Germany/Austria
.EDWIN LAND
In the first half of the 20th century, a certain Edwin Land had a groundbreaking idea which already then
paved the way for one important aspect of digital photography: the instant image! What has become a matter
of routine to those of us who know what to look for on a digital display is something Polaroid already made
possible decades ago. Even more than that. Not only could Polaroid photographers witness the development
of their pictures straight away — they could instantly hold them in their hands. They could feel and smell their
pictures, immediately present them to those around and — the very next moment — give them away to their
hearts’ content. Polaroid is still synonymous with the noble art of spontaneity, immediacy and intimacy.
Es war ein gewisser Edwin Land, der in der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts mit seiner bahnbrechenden
Idee, einen wesentlichen Aspekt der Digitalfotografie schon vorwegnehmen sollte: Das Sofortbild! Was
vielen unter uns durch den routinierten Blick auf das Display längst selbstverständlich geworden ist, hat
Polaroid schon Jahrzehnte zuvor möglich gemacht. Und noch viel mehr. Nicht nur, dass der Polaroid-Fotograf
unmittelbar dabei sein konnte, wenn sich sein Bild entwickelte, hielt er es auch gleich in Händen. Er konnte es
fühlen und riechen, konnte es sogleich seinen Mitmenschen präsentieren und nach Lust und Laune im nächsten
Moment auch verschenken. Polaroid, das ist nach wie vor die hohe Kunst der Spontaneität, Unmittelbarkeit
und Intimität.
.MAGIC INSTANT MOMENTS
1944 > While on vacation, Land’s daughter asks why she has to wait to see the picture he has just taken
of her. During a solitary walk around Santa Fe, he undertakes the task of solving the problem his daughter.
Within an hour he has visualized most requirements for the camera, the film, and the physical chemistry.
1947 > Instant Photography is born. On February 21, Land astonishes the audience at the Optical Society
of America with the announcement of the one-step process for producing finished photographs in just sixty
seconds.
1963 > With the Type 48 and Type 38 Polacolor Land roll film Polaroid introduces instant color film
1972 > The revolutionary SX-70 system is introduced. The camera is fully automatic, motorized, folding,
single lens reflex, which ejects self developing, self timing color prints. Many amazing and revoltionary
Polaroids will follow.
2005 > Polanoid.net is launched by a small group of Polaroid-enthusiasts to celebrate the magic of Polaroid
pictures in a digital world and to “bring back the instant fun” One year later over 40.000 polaroids, collected
all over the planet are online.
2006 > April: Polanoir, the first gallery concept ever, strictly dedicated to polaroid art, is born.
2006 > Oct.: Introduction of the SX-70 BLEND film, a cooperation of Polaroid and polanoid.net that makes it
possible to use the legendary SX-70 camera again, after the original SX-70 film has been discontinued end
of 2005.
P . 17
1956 > The one-millionth camera, a Modell 95A is sold in South Orange, New Jersey, on December 31.
POLAROID HISTORY
1948 > The first Polaroid Land camera, the Model 95, is sold in Boston on November 26th for USD 89,75.
Berwyn / 58 x 70 cm
Atari / 58 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Handi Mart / 58 x 70 cm
ARTISTS - GRANT HAMILTON
P . 18
.GRANT HAMILTON
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Grant Hamilton was born in 1969. At the University
of Illinois he earned a Bachelor’s Degree of Fine
Arts in Industrial Design. Regarding his Polaroid
relationship he credits the birth of his daughter
as a key moment: “I wanted to document her
growth with more than snapshots. I started with
a Canon 10D [...] after a while though, I began
searching for my artistic voice and found myself
gravitating toward the Polaroid photography.”
Buying an SX-70 he “quickly realized that the
square format and characteristic colors of the
Polaroid film was perfect for the types of subjects
I was interested in.” The Polaroids support his
conclusion visibly. Hamilton hunts for details, or
better yet; the details find him.
> http://www.polanoir.com/granthamilton
Secret Agent Man 1 / 58 x 70 cm
http://www.polanoir.com/trippandbrown <
ARTISTS - TRIPP & BROWN
P . 19
Candice Tripp and Jamie Brown, two young
graphic designers working in Great Britain,
share an interesting background. The couple met
online on a photography site, finally meeting face
to face in October 2005 and ever since working
together, inspiring one another, motivating
each other’s creative processes, documenting
each other’s lives and symbiosis mainly through
photography. They describe their photographic
collaboration as having “combined their separate
areas of interest” and having “found that they
achieve something entirely different to what
they produce on their own and subsequently
strengthen each other”. Together the couple
concentrates on fashion-resembling themes as
well as intimate moments of privacy, which gives
some of the images an almost voyeuristic touch.
Secret Agent Man 3 / 58 x 70 cm
TRIPP & BROWN.
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ARTISTS - ARTIST NAME
http://www.polanoir.com/liasaile <
ARTISTS - LIA SÁILE
Lingering Moment II / 58 x 70 cm
P . 21
21 years young, this artist from Germany has
the almost magical power to polarise people.
Seemingly breezing and at the same time selfdestructively obsessed, she absorbs almost
everything surrounding her, building a very
intense personal universe of outrageously
powerful creativity, deep thoughts and dreams.
Sáile is currently studying in Vienna, where she
bought her first Polaroid camera in October 2005,
immediately discovering a warm kinship with this
medium, especially visible in the way she handles
expired film and pushes this very sensitive
material to as-of-yet unknown possibilities. Even
if expired film is hardly predictable, she never
leaves anything to chance. Too precise are her
concepts and plans, often producing little Polaroid
film sequences, full of multilayered content and
sophisticated dramaturgy.
Lingering Moment III / 58 x 70 cm
LIA SÁILE.
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A Camino / 58 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Roger Swinging / 58 x 70 cm
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ARTISTS - RANDOLPH A. BARRY
.RANDOLPH A. BARRY
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Randolph A Barry is 25 years old, born and raised
in New Mexico, USA. The photographer has a clean
yet lively approach to imagery and convinces with
an observant, distant feel that is still able to touch
the beholder’s core. “My pictures express my
fascination with the sky. The sky is spontaneous
and my camera is free. What I photograph is
always me. Out there is forever. Our arms rise
up to meet her. We embrace. This is love. This
is truth. This is ecstasy.” This positively intense
exclamation easily expresses Barry’s fascination
for Polaroids and photographing the world
surrounding him. His images are spontaneous,
unstaged, free and carefree.
> http://www.polanoir.com/randolphaberry
Aurelia / 58 x 70 cm
http://www.polanoir.com/tobsen <
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ARTISTS - TOBSEN
Thiago / 58 x 70 cm
Tobsen aka Sonja Tobias is a German professional
photographer currently working and living in
Hamburg. Born in 1973 in Lüneburg, she soon
moved to Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, returning to
Germany in 1993, where she started her career
as a photographer shooting for many famous
mostly German magazines, brands, record
companies and agencies. Publicly she divides
her commercial work into the categories Beauty,
Advertising, Fashion and Kids, while Beauty and
Kids are her predominant Polaroid domains.
Polanoir shows a series of four kid-portraits
all taken in front of the same background.
Tobsen knows how to spontaneously capture
a child’s primary personality, playing with their
expressions, not waiting for them to sit still or
present a fake smile but capturing vivid, alive and
“real” portraits.
Nanni / 58 x 70 cm
TOBSEN.
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On the Street / 58 x 70 cm
Limited Edittion of 47. 147 EUR
Corner / 58 x 70 cm
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ARTISTS - FILIPPO CENTENARI
. FILIPPO CENTENARI
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Filippo Centenari, living in Cremona, is an artist
and professional graphic designer interested
in any media available today. “I work with many
media: from video, photography, print, painting
and installation. Creating connections between
different languages in a sort of multimedia way.”
Polaroid is no exception. While Centenari creates
a variety of Polaroids, the manipulations of SX70 film represent the highlights of his portfolio
and receive high attention. Manipulating the
emulsion behind the transparent foil almost turns
the photographer into a painter. With intuitive
strokes and careful yet confident pressure, the
waves, lines, circles, turns, curves and deeper
cutting strokes that leave black or white lines,
transubstantiate the spontaneous photographic
shots into fascinating “paintings”.
http://www.polanoir.com/filippocentenari <
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ARTISTS - ARTIST NAME
ABOUT / ÜBER POLANOIR LIMITED EDITIONS
EDITION SIZE: 47 COPIES / AUFLAGE DER EDITIONEN: 47 STÜCK
POLANOIR EDITIONS
The Polanoir concept requires that an exact limit is set for each edition. Nothing would have been more
obvious here than to salute the heritage of Edwin H. Land again. In 1947, he presented his invention, instant
imaging, to the “Optical Society of America.” In view of this historical moment, we did not think twice but made
an agreement with all involved artists to fix the edition size at 47.
Das Konzept der Polanoir-Editionen setzt voraus, eine klare Auflagengrenze für die einzelnen Editionen zu
definieren. Was lag dabei näher, als auch in diesem Punkt Edwin H. Land die Referenz zu erweisen. 1947
gab er vor der „Optical Society of America“ die Erfindung der Sofortbildfotografie bekannt. Vor diesem
Hintergrund war es nur noch ein Schritt, um mit allen beteiligten KünstlerInnen die fixe Auflage von 47 Stück
zu vereinbaren.
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POLANOIR BASICS
FORMAT OF THE EDITIONS / FORMAT DER EDITIONEN
Together with the artists, Polanoir made a decision to limit the format of the enlarged copies to one fixed size
per edition. And the editions must follow the originals in every respect, which means that it will always be
the entire Polaroid picture, with the margin included, to be used as the reproduction master copy.
Gemeinsam mit den KünstlerInnen kam Polanoir zu dem Entschluss, bei den einzelnen Editionen nur jeweils ein
fixes Format der Vergrößerung zuzulassen. Und die Editionen haben in jeder Hinsicht den Originalen zu
folgen, womit auch klargestellt ist, dass immer nur das gesamte Polaroid-Bild, also inklusive des Rahmens,
die ausschließliche Basis für die Reproduktion sein kann.
HAND-SIGNED AND NUMBERED / HANDSIGNIERT UND NUMMERIERT
Each individual edition copy is hand-signed by the artist and issued with an edition number.
Jedes einzelne Exemplar einer Edition wird von der/dem KünstlerIn handsigniert und mit einer Editionsnummer
versehen.
THE CLAIM TO AUTHENTICITY / ANSPRUCH AUF AUTHENTIZITÄT
PROCESS
Time and again, and for just reasons, the artists, Polanoir and the photo lab would engage in intense discussions
as to what constitutes a vital part of a picture and what is just a dust particle, an errant fingerprint or an
unwanted scratch. Not once did we have to repeat scans until the artist would give his or her final approval
for the production of an edition.
Nichts wurde immer wieder und notwendiger Weise so heftig zwischen KünstlerInnen, Polanoir und dem
Fotofachlabor diskutiert, wie die Frage, was ist unabdingbarer Bestandteil des Bildes und was ist einfach
nur eine Staubkorn, ein irrtümlicher Fingerabdruck oder ein ungewollter Kratzer. Nicht nur einmal mussten
Scans wiederholt werden, bis der/die KünstlerIn ihre/seine abschließende Freigabe für die Produktion der
jeweiligen Edition erteilte.
Together with cyberlab, our hi-tech photo lab partner, we found a way to reproduce the Polaroid originals to
top-notch quality, using photographic means. Each and every edition copy is an advanced quality photo print
— a Lambda Print — printed on Fujicolor Crystal Archive paper.
Gemeinsam mit dem Fotofachlabor cyberlab wurde ein Weg gefunden, die Reproduktion der Polaroid-Originale
mit fotografischen Mitteln in höchster Qualität zu ermöglichen. Jedes einzelne Editionsexemplar ist ein
moderner hochwertiger Fotoabzug, ein Lambda Print, belichtet auf Fujicolor Crystal Archive Fotopapier.
POLANOIR BASICS
GENUINE PHOTO PRINTS / ECHTE FOTOABZÜGE
Polanoir editions are produced with a Durst Lambda printer, using the data to expose conventional photographic
paper which is then chemically developed.
Für die Herstellung der Polanoir-Editionen kommt ein Durst Lambda Fotobelichter zum Einsatz, der eine
Belichtung aller Daten auf konventionelles Fotopapier und chemischer Entwicklung ermöglicht.
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LAMBDAPRINTS / LAMBDA-BELICHTUNGEN
THE POLANOIR MOUNTING / DIE POLANOIR-KASCHIERUNG
ORIGINAL / MOUNTING
Polanoir offers two options of buying an edition copy. One of them is to purchase the print as-is, the other one
is to opt for a laminated mount — an alternative to the traditional frame. This second option means that the
picture will be laminated onto a “Dibond” aluminum composite panel of identical size.
Polanoir bietet zwei Möglichkeiten an, ein Exemplar einer Edition zu erwerben. Einerseits nur als Print,
andererseits - als moderne Alternative zur klassischen Rahmung - inklusive einer Kaschierung. Im letzteren
Fall wird das Bild auf eine ALU-Verbundplatte, „Dibond“ genannt, in gleicher Größe kaschiert.
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POLANOIR BASICS
POLANOIR ORIGINALS / POLANOIR ORIGINALE
In agreement with the artists, and as opposed to other galleries, Polanoir is able to offer something very
unique: the edition’s Polaroid original. The unique artwork. Without any doubt, each and every instant image
offered through this platform is something very special. It represents singularity and authenticity. To do
justice to this observation, Polanoir offers these originals in special online auctions, where not only the
original in an elegant frame is offered for public sale, but along with it, one edition copy as well.
In Abstimmung mit den KünstlerInnen kann Polanoir im Unterschied zu anderen Galerien zusätzlich zu den
Editionen immer wieder etwas sehr Exklusives anbieten: Das Polaroid-Original einer Edition! Das Unikat!
Ohne jeden Zweifel ist jede einzelne Sofortbildfotografie, die in diesem Rahmen angeboten wird, etwas
ganz besonders. Sie steht für Einzigartigkeit und Authentizität. Um dem gerecht zu werden, bietet Polanoir
diese Originale in speziellen Online-Auktionen an, wobei hier nicht nur das Original, in edler Rahmung, zur
Versteigerung gelangt, sondern gleichzeitig auch ein Exemplar der Edition mit ersteigert wird.
SINGULARITY PLUS APPRECIATION POTENTIAL / EXKLUSIVITÄT UND MÖGLICHE WERTSTEIGERUNG
Unless otherwise indicated with a presented picture, all editions are exclusively available from Polanoir. Once
an entire edition has been sold, each copy basically begins to bear a considerable appreciation potential and
may create a strong demand on the market. This way, the purchase of such a piece of art has an additional
and appealing element to it.
Soweit bei einem präsentierten Bild nicht ausdrücklich vermerkt, sind alle Editionen bei Polanoir exklusiv und
nur dort erhältlich. Ist eine Edition einmal ausverkauft, hat jedes Exemplar daraus grundsätzlich das Potential,
eine deutliche Wertsteigerung zu erfahren und verstärkt am Markt nachgefragt zu werden. So bekommt das
erworbene Kunstwerk eine zusätzlich attraktive Komponente.
ORDER PROCESSING / BESTELLMÖGLICHKEITEN
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Perfect cooperation between Polanoir and its partners allows shipping within 7-10 days after receipt of an
order.
Eine perfekte Zusammenarbeit zwischen den beteiligten Partnern und Polanoir macht es möglich, einen
Versand innerhalb von 7-10 Tagen nach erfolgter Bestellung anbieten zu können.
THE PARTNER / DER PARTNER
After detailed benchmarking, Polanoir knew it all. Following weeks of various tests in different labs and many
reviewed questions of detail, a cooperation with cyberlab, the hi-tech photo lab in Vienna came about. The
reason was not just the equipment they use which is, of course, top-notch, but also their staff who take great
care that every Polanoir order is processed with utmost diligence, precision and skill.
Der Vergleich machte Polanoir sicher. Diverseste Tests in unterschiedlichsten Fachlaboren mündeten nach
langen Wochen der Klärung vieler Detailfragen in eine Zusammenarbeit mit cyberlab - Das Hi-TechFotolabor
in Wien. Und das nicht nur wegen der Geräteausstattung, selbstverständlich der moderndsten, mit der dort
gearbeitet wird, sondern auch wegen der Menschen, die dort dafür sorgen, dass jeder Polonoir-Auftrag mit
äußerster Sorgfalt, Präzision und Brillanz erledigt wird.
(www.cyberlab.at)
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