#biographs

Monologue

In actual sense a monologue is a speech, delivered by one person, or a long one-sided conversation, without any input or interference by others. In Hindi it is also called ‘Ekapatrika’ or also called the mono-act in simple sense.

The Greek root word monologos translates to “speaking alone,” and that’s a monologue: one person doing all the talking. In theatre, sometimes a character has a monologue that they perform. In a simple way and a perfect example is, we all might have an internal monologue-where you talk to yourself to better understand some dilemma. Some people talk forever in a constant monologue, never letting you speak.           

Photographs from Caleb Charland's series Biographs, 2009.

"These pictures began by accident. I was curious to see what would happen if I allowed bacteria to grow on the surface of film. I was interested in relinquishing the control of image making to a natural process...As I proceeded with the experiment, I was amazed to see what the bacteria were doing. The bacterial growth patterns were re-depositing the image particles, revealing a life cycle traced in silver...What began as a photograph had become a biograph, a trace of life, an index of an existence."