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Jan C. Schlegel
Meida and Bona, Samar Tribe, Ethiopia

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Available in: - Edition of 5 + 1 AP, 125x104 cm - Edition of 6 + 1 AP, 77x64 cm - Edition of 10 + 1 AP, 60 x 50 cm Meida and Bona are twins which you find very seldom among the Hamar tribe of Ethiopia. Usually twins are sent to the bush to die or to be eaten by wild animals. Culturally, Hamar people believe that one of the twins are opposites: while one has a good spirit, the other one is believed the have an evil one which would bring a curse to their village and farmland. Not knowing which twin is the evil spirited one, both are killed. Somehow the parents of Meida and Bona were able to protect them from the elders of the village. All photographs are black and white silver prints taken using a 4 x 5 field camera (Ebony SV45 Ti) on traditional film (Kodak Tmax 400). Negatives are developed in Kodak D76 Developer 1+1 dilution. There is no digital enhancement and everything is done "in-camera". Pictures are enlarged on fibre base photographic paper (Efke Varicon Classic FB) and selectively toned with the artist's personal mixture which gives the photographs an added strength and depth. This post-production process can takes up to 8 hours and turns out differently with each print, hence making each of them unique.
  • Creator:
    Jan C. Schlegel (1965, German)
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.63 in (60 cm)Width: 19.69 in (50 cm)
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  • Framing:
    Framing Options Available
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  • Gallery Location:
    VALLAURIS, FR
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU1814212160192
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