PROJECT L: PART 132
Freezing the Didi
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It takes a special kind of someone to go outside in a mere latex catsuit in -15°C (5°F), as latex is a bad insulation against cold, especially when it’s windy – it is, after all, only 0.4 millimetres thin.
Thank gods for the world for people like Didi, who are prepared to sacrifice their well-being for the sake of art… for the sake of our little latex art project.
For just some photos!
We chose the equally as metallic blue (although way more dirtier) Volvo to Hiedanranta area in Tampere. Parking the car close enough, we set its parking heater on and headed off to the used-to-be industrial zone, nowadays a place to paint graffiti and host events.
Graffiti holds a special place in my heart, despite not having painted it ever, nor knowing anyone who does.
And I’m now talking about proper graffiti, as you can see here, not those childish tags painted on private property.
There’s also the question of implementing graffiti in my photos, as, practically, they are the copyright of their creator; but, in the other hand, by combining my artwork with the graffiti, I’m adding to it – not taking away – and I’m bringing more attention and documenting these publicly displayed artworks that only exist until they are painted over.
Anyways, what I’m trying to say is that I greatly appreciate art, no matter the medium; and graffiti is a great medium, requiring plenty of skill to create.
Temperature-wise, these first few photos weren’t too problematic to capture. Didi was still warm after the drive here, and this corner wasn’t too windy.
But it sure didn’t get any better from here, that’s for sure.
Even though it wasn’t windy, the horribly cold weather got into Didi’s bones, chilling them. As a surprise to nobody.
You could see the desperation in Didi’s eyes, as – right after putting on the winter jacket – I stopped after the next corner and saw the potential in the colour of the wall, combined with Didi’s hat and catsuit.
But she still took off the jacket and braced the cold.
For the sake of latex art!
The lighting here wasn’t optimal. Even though the sky was filled with overcast clouds, the sun was hiding behind the building. All what remained with us were the reflections from the surrounding snow, which were pretty nice for the shine of Didi’s metallic blue latex catsuit, but did very little to separate her from the background, and the walls were mostly brighter than the main subject.
I did what little I could do while editing the photos to bring up some shadows and to darken the background, but as is my principle, I try not to veer into the side of manipulating the photos.
In short, I’ll try to to show the scene as I remember seeing it by enhancing the shadows, highlights and so forth (especially on latex), but without doing much colour grading and while sticking to the truth.
At the end of this set you can see the cold creep into Didi. It was really cold at this point, but we continued to shoot one more set.
For this set we found a skate park filled with snow and layers of ice, and while it would’ve been pretty cool (heh) to get proper photos there, the layers of ice might have slipped away on the ramps and taken Didi down.
Model safety is number one priority during the photoshoots, so I forbid Didi to walk further than that. She’s a tall person, so falling from that height might hurt her quite a bit.
Also hurt her latex, which is very fragile by itself.
At this point Didi was pretty much frozen solid. We waddled back to the warm car and sat there for a while.
Even though I was wearing a proper winter clothing (not latex, this time), my fingers had lost most of their feeling. As they started to warm up, I could feel again, but unfortunately that feeling was pain.
And seeing how even I was so cold, it’s hard to guess how cold Didi was feeling at that time.
Quite cold, I might guess.
After warming up kind-of-properly, we drove the car as close to the other side of the building as we legally could, turned up the parking heater again and waddled to the large yard full of containers.
The wind was stronger on this side of the building, so we headed off to a small stage. Its sides had these wooden curtains covering the backstage, which provided an excellent cover for wind.
Didi felt comfortable to let go of her winter jacket here, and we had a longer moment to shoot than we had by this moment, as she wasn’t actively dying of hypothermia.
Only passively.
The stage’s walls, as well as its roof, gave Didi a lovely contrast between the background. Even the sun was trying its best to peek its stupid yellow head through the clouds, so the lighting was decent here.
The overcast weather, combined with the surrounding snow-covered ground, gave Didi’s suit quite a shine, even though we did not use any latex polish here.
Using latex polish would have made Didi even colder, as the evaporating liquid would cool her even more.
Despite not actively dying, the passive frost damage effect was enough to give Didi the “frozen behind the knee folds” status, which was pretty cool.
Despite being a corner, this was the windiest spot we had been for now.
We agreed that this would be the last spot to shoot before we headed off for the car, to leave this place for good, never to return.
Or perhaps in the spring. Or summer. Whenever it’s not cold. For perhaps a picnic. A latex picnic.
This thought of leaving gave Didi the last bursts of energy to warm her cold heart. As you can see below.
Or perhaps it was just delirium for being so cold.
We headed off to the car, just to think that this was the end of the photoshoot.
But it wasn’t.
After driving back to Didi’s, we headed straight to her backyard to take some photos in the snow, it being winter after all.
Unfortunately I forgot to interview the snowman and ask his permission to appear in the photos, but I’m sure he’ll make an exception here.
If you’re ever planning on wearing latex during winter, always keep close to a warm location, such as a car with a parking heater on.
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Latex used in the project
Metallic blue made-to-measure catsuit by Latex by Tiina Rikala
2 Responses
An absolutely amazing set! Didi looks sooooo hot(sorry, I know she wasn’t) in that blue catsuit, that is my favourite combo and especially in the Spartan icy setting. A classic set especially concerning Didi’s sacrifice in the chilly setting!
The things you do for your followers🙄
But we love & appreciate it 🤗