Intertwined

A 3D anaglyph photographic series about the complexities of being an identical twin.

My body of work aims to address the complexities of twin identities and twin relationships. The recurring use of the colors red and blue, reference not only my childhood but is used to distinguish my twin brother and I as individuals. The series challenges the stereotype that twins are interchangeable, instead emphasizing our singular uniqueness.

Anaglyph stereoscopic photographs require two images, a stereo pair of nearly identical photographs merged into a single three-dimensional image, viewed with a pair of 3D glasses. 3D uses red and blue. One image is red filtered for the left eye while the other is filtered blue for the right eye. This process works since it has the use of these colors and the merging of something identical to be viewed as one, which is like twins. For this series, I wanted to create a realistic and engaging visual representation, allowing the viewer to step into a memory of my life and feel more present in the scene. While this series is about the intricacies of twinship and the strong use of red and blue, my passion for my family and the 80’s era was what influenced and inspired the choice of 3D glasses.

Each 3D image contains fragments of my past, such as the clothing pins our kindergarten teacher made us wear on the back of our shirts so others could tell us apart. That gesture intended as useful, left me feeling marked, like an animal tagged for identification. While this work is not meant to frame my experiences negatively, it seeks to express my lifelong reality of being constantly compared and mistaken for my twin.