Plate 1070 of 1,087
Polaroid Self-Portrait, 1980s (est.). A light-leaked self-portrait of a figure holding an instant camera at face level, hiding the features, in saturated orange and yellow, with sprocket holes along both vertical edges.
1980s (est.) ART1070
Pl. 1070, JFSN Catalogue, 2027

Polaroid Self-Portrait

1980s (est.)
Medium
photograph
Materials
Not recorded The archive does not know what this was made from.
Dimensions
Not recorded The archive does not know how large this is.
Location
Not recorded The physical whereabouts of this work is not held in any record.
Orientation
Square
Motifs
Photographic FaceVertical Stripes
Groups
Torsos & Faces
Composition
centered figure with camera obscuring face
Archive no.
ART1070
1,070 / 1,087 Position in the catalogue
1980s · 12 works this decade (est.) · shares “Photographic Face” with 267 others

Description

Heavily light-leaked large-format film self-portrait shows a figure holding a Polaroid Land Camera at face level, obscuring features. Saturated orange and yellow tones dominate, with visible sprocket holes along both vertical edges indicating medium-format or 35mm roll film.