Nick Simonite, Photographer, New York

Description

The image is a diptych, split vertically into two contrasting scenes. On the left, a woman in a 1950s-style dress and apron sits on a bed in a grayscale setting. She wears a pearl necklace and T-strap shoes, smiling demurely at the viewer. The room is decorated in mid-century style, with patterned wallpaper and a framed picture. On the right, a woman in a 1960s-inspired pink dress with a black collar sits on a turquoise bed in a brightly colored room. She has a mod hairstyle and wears large earrings. Black shoes sit on the floor near the bed. A table lamp and framed artwork adorn the room. The composition is symmetrical, with each side mirroring the other in terms of pose and setting.