I love pairing photos to create a diptych – it can be fun to find the matches and differences that can unite two images. Here are just a few of my favourites.
Curves in the British Library, London
Scotland meets Sicily
Mother & Child, St Paul’s Cathedral, London
Earlier this year there was an excellent exhibition of Joel Meyerowitz images shown in pairs. It was fascinating to see how well such differing images looked when hung with another – they enhanced each other, supporting the title of “Dialogues” that had been given to the exhibition.
I’m sharing one example below, but you can see more on the website of Huxley-Parlour Gallery.
Copyright Debbie Smyth, 27 July 2024
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Love your pairings, especially the architecture ones which can be quite tricky. The first one which leads you on a flowing path in, around and out, and the second which steps up and then back down the other side. The way modern art can create an abstract mother and child out of stone, and the other piece which appears to be both a cross and an updated version of a triptych, and portrays a more traditional painting of a mother and child. Or is a modern art mirror in a cathedral? It really intrigues me. You are obviously experienced at diptychs – I love the way each pair surprises one.
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Ah yes, the last one is a sculpture called Mother & Child by Henry Moore. The triptych on the right is a video that was showing close to the sculpture. I loved the way it reflected the mother and child theme, and the sculpture is reflected in the panel to the left. The reflection was a surprise when I reviewed my photos.
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Ah ha! You could make a triptych: the Henry Moore sculpture, the mirror reflection of it and the pull back showing the entire triptych cross!
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Very cool
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Clever pairings Debbie – I especially like the symmetry in the British Library pair! And thanks for the link to view more of Meyerowitz’s work, I really liked what I saw and would have enjoyed that exhibition I’m sure.
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Great set of pairings, Debbie The first makes a very sinuous pair!
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Has to be the best L-A’s Pairs photo challenge contribution I have seen
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Thank you! 🙏
I was going to give you a bowing emoji but they look like I’m begging or praying! So just a big thank you.
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I think they do need an updating but like that not enhanced crap
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What inspired pairings Debbie. I particularly like the second one: the first image of the two is a pair in itself.
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Glad you liked them, Margaret. It’s a great thing to do with your photos – makes you look closer and enjoy things you didn’t see first time round.
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