Nothing is Permanent // Everything is Temporary

You may have seen Blkk Hand, the mobile tintype photo-booth, at well-established art fairs and events all around the Midwest, or on instagram or even in a 2019 Star Trib Variety cover article detailing her grueling process. But the personal works of the MCAD graduate and dedicated photographer, Carla Alexandra Rodriquez, dip far deeper into the process of being human than in capturing a stunning face.

And Carla’s process IS grueling, she seeks perfection in her science-based, process-driven medium. Tintype is not for the impatient or the immediate-gratification crowd. Tintypes are considered one of the most archival photo objects (think: opposite of that digital phone pic). But with Carla at the helm, she has pointed this time-abundant medium on the objects & dashes of humanity that alter quickest: plants, our bodies, our vulnerability, our pain.  These are the spaces we inhabit for a time and move through.