OUTDATED
Polaroid art show
August 15th - 16th, 2008
7pm until midnight
Country Club Chicago
1100 N Damen Ave
Chicago, IL 60622 

After sixty years, Polaroid Corporation has announced that it is discontinuing the production of all instant films. OUTDATED is a two day long exhibition of 900 Polaroid instant photographs by 150 Polaroid enthusiasts. 

While many contributors are from the Chicago area, others are from all over the United States and other locations such as Canada, Spain, the United Kingdom, France and Turkey.  People around the world expressed both their love of Polaroid films and their sadness regarding their discontinuation. 

The subject matter of pieces in the OUTDATED show run the gamut – quirky, cute, foreboding, sexy, and intense.  Likewise, techniques employed cover everything from simple snapshots to elaborate collages.  Also included are various experimental approaches such as Polaroid transfers, emulsion lifts, and photographs that have been subjected to microwaves. 

OUTDATED is curated and organized by Rik Garrett, a photographer and longtime Polaroid enthusiast.  Finding himself distraught over the impending loss of his favorite media and wondering why nobody else was arranging a large scale show of Polaroid works, Garrett decided to simply do it himself.

For more information, contact polaroidshow@gmail.com

Here is one of my small contributions: