david samuel stern


Fun. Weird. Beautiful.

“Each of these portraits is the result of physically weaving together two photographic prints of the same sitter.” LOVE! This is the work of Brooklyn based photographer David Samuel Stern, and if you didn’t pick up on my subtlety, I LOVE it all! And now I’m a tiny bit dizzy.

{thanks to Jeanne Heifetz for the link to these pieces!}






comments (15)

  1. sam kelly /// 08.19.2014 /// 8:20am

    Gorgeous! Reminds me of this work by Kyle DePew:

    http://upsidewalkdown.com/fractured-portraits

  2. S. Lauren@ModernGranola /// 08.19.2014 /// 10:24am

    This is so interesting. I first saw this and immediately tried to figure out how he achieved this look, and was utterly surprised that he wove the two prints with his hands. It’s a great example of how the process of creating is just as important as the finished piece.

  3. Sharmon Davidson /// 08.19.2014 /// 2:20pm

    Great work! I thought it looked woven, but figured it was probably done digitally somehow…

  4. Ce Woo /// 08.19.2014 /// 2:44pm

    Reminds me also of the work of Carolyn V. Marsden, who also physically wove her photographs, some of them massive (portraits can be seen at the bottom of the page):

    http://missmarsden.com/older.html

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  7. Rick Minard /// 08.21.2014 /// 2:00am

    There’s something about the woven aspect that adds to the narrative of the image. I’ve been weaving my paintings since 1998. I enjoy the process and the results are always satisfying.
    http://www.rjm-artist.com

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  10. Helena /// 03.30.2015 /// 3:52am

    The person in the first picture looks so much like me that it’s kind onf freaking me out.

  11. the jealous curator /// 03.30.2015 /// 5:51pm

    ha! really?

  12. Helena /// 03.31.2015 /// 7:28am

    Really. My five year old just saw it and said “mommy, you look funny in this picture”.

  13. the jealous curator /// 03.31.2015 /// 8:49am

    wow. that’s crazy!

  14. Pip /// 09.06.2016 /// 8:08am

    I am still mesmerised by these after the longest time. I know they are two prints woven together, but how did the artist manage to make both prints visible in every little square (as if overlayed?) Did he print them onto translucent paper?

  15. the jealous curator /// 09.06.2016 /// 8:10am

    i know… dunno.