KE VIN KLINE & BRUCE SCHULT Z
Th i s e n i gmatic A Stranger to Me s e r i e s o f photographs by Kev in K li n e a n d B r uc e Schul tz may su ggest the m usi n gs of a Creol e Man Ray or ma ybe a wh i m s i c al inv estigation of the in n a te s ur r e a li ty of identity. In fact, they a re th e r e sult of an el aborate col l abor a ti o n b e twe e n the tw o photographers a n d Kli n e ’ s longtime partner Brian, who a p p e a r s here. According to Kli n e, th e s e i mages comprise “a seri es o f o ve r size tintypes represe n ti n g th r o ugh a ll egory, metaphor and l i tera l f a b r i c a ti o n, 16 years of trying to k n o w s o m e o n e .” It began as a direct res u lt o f th i s c ity’s carniv al cu l ture when Kli n e p h o tographed Brian in a cotto n b a ll wi g left ov er from a Mardi G ra s c o s tum e . Intrigu ed by the idea o f a b la c k m a n wearing w hat resembl ed a n o ld ti m e j u dge’s wig, Kl ine conti n u ed his e x p l oration in col l abora ti o n wi th Sc h ul tz using a fishing ten t a s a c a m e r a obscura. Kl ine finds wet p la te c o llodion tintypes compe lli n g b e c a use they prov ide “a finite ima g e. . . Th e y ta k e a l ong time to make, an d i t ta k e s th e three of u s to make them . ” Th e r e s ulting 19 by 2 3 inch tin types r e p r e se n t a meditation on intimacy a n d th e c h a lle nges of hu man understan di n g .
‘beer-tab/hair-shirt’ 2013 We t P l a t e C o l l o d i o n Tint y p e ‘four loko reg ret s’ 2013 We t P l a t e C o l l o d i o n Tint y p e ‘st. claude diet’ 2013 We t P l a t e C o l l o d i o n Tint y p e ‘m r. h i g h p o c k e t s’ 2013 We t P l a t e C o l l o d i o n Tint y p e
‘man w ith hi s head in the cloud s’ 2013 We t P l a t e C o l l o d i o n Tint y p e 46