The Fragile Beauty of Expired Instant Film

Stefanie Schneider
White Trash Beautiful II (29 Palms, CA), 1999

German artist Stefanie Schneider has long appreciated the fragile chemistry of Polaroids, invented by the late physicist Edwin Land in 1948. In fact, it’s the medium’s decay that exclusively interests her. 

Stefanie Schneider
The Muse (29 Palms, CA), 2009

I still have a few degraded photos taken with a Polaroid Swinger that encapsulate my youth. 

Via everlasting blort