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Make-up, by Rolf Tietgens. In The Herald-News (Passaic, NJ), 3 April, 1952. Via newspapers. com. #analogphotography #blackandwhitephoto #experimentalphotography #negative #rolftietgens #surrealism
September 29, 2026 at 1:27 AM
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Intrigued to learn—though it makes sense—that Patricia Highsmith, living in Greenwich Village in the 1940s, had extensive contacts with the art world. She even modelled for photographs, including these by Rolf Tietgens. #PatriciaHighsmith #RolfTietgens
This surreal black-and-white image features a crumpled sheet of paper at the center with the photographic portrait of a woman whose eyes are closed, her hair fanned out dramatically as if she is in a dreamlike or meditative state. The paper lies amidst a sparse, abstract set: to the left stands a miniature, ornate canopy bed with drawn curtains, resembling a dollhouse prop, and scattered around are charred, crumpled fragments and a small broken vessel. This ethereal black-and-white image is a double exposure photograph combining a serene desert landscape with the profile of a woman. Her face is tilted upward, eyes closed, as if basking in sunlight or lost in a moment of peaceful introspection. The arid terrain, dotted with sparse shrubs and silhouetted mountains in the distance, merges seamlessly with her translucent figure, creating a haunting fusion of human and nature.
August 31, 2025 at 3:31 PM