Rediscovery
Temple is at the center of Buddhist culture. Some people go to temple regularly, others go only when facing problems or confusion. Some go simply to get away from chaos. It is a place in which many try to rebuild themselves through meditation.
Meditation, for me, is about focusing on something. Operating a Polaroid camera puts me in a similar realm of tranquillity, as if in meditation.
There are 3 guiding numbers on a Polaroid camera. What to do first, next and last:
no.1 Focus, no.2 Shoot and no.3 Reset.
What I love the most about the process is that right after I pull the picture out I have to wait 30 seconds for the print to develop. It’s 30 seconds of focusing and rethinking about the whole process that I’ve just done.
I chose Polaroid black and white film as my medium; because of its simplicity.
Instead of the instant and reproducible results of digital photography, each print from a Polaroid camera is one of a kind.
We are living in a fast paced world and often lose our focus on the things around us.
I chose windows and hallway as my subjects because we often look though a window or walk through a door without focusing on them.
I focused on one area, shot it from different angles and distances, and rediscovered them through recomposing them together.
Shooting Polaroid is my meditation method; what is yours?
