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Meticulous Recreations of Old Family Photographs

Feb 16, 2011 02:00 PM

It's axiomatic: if you want to know what's different, look to what's the same. And, if you want to know what's the same, look to what's different. What makes Irina Werning's Back to the Future projectso amazing then is that, in matching everything that can be matched, she helps us instantly hone in on what can't. In most cases, viewers notice just one thing—the effects of the passage of time on the subjects of the photographs. It's very strange and sometimes even unsettling. But also really, really neat to look at. (PS: You're older than you've ever been!)

Child wearing oversized boots and a shirt, standing confidently outdoors.

Child performing a skateboard trick indoors.

Two women sitting with a child, engaged in conversation, with one holding a card.

Black and white portrait of four girls and women in matching dresses.

Three girls wearing floral outfits and grass skirts, standing outdoors in a garden.

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