the choice to use polaroid film for my work is purely aesthetic. I really love the colors it produces, the way they are just slightly off, making it hard to tell whether the subject was photographed yesterday or in the 1960's. the flash is always too harsh, the palate is muted, the picture, and the instant camera itself, are just plain shitty. it's the shittiness of the image that I am drawn to, the way that the images I have taken look like they may be someone's cast-offs.
the same way that someone chooses a certain brand or speed of film, or chooses a digital capture because of the way each handles color, light, etc, I choose instant film. I agree that the polaroid, especially being a dying breed, is a "beautiful and delicate object", I just don't think that it pertains to my work or the style or aesthetic that I am working to obtain. For me, that is another project altogether. I choose it because of the way the film handles color, light, etc, versus other films or digital cameras. It's a choice made purely for aesthetic reasons with no other underlying concept, and that is perfectly ok with me.
