City of Victoria Artist in Residence Kemi Craig is hosting an experimental workshop with collaborating artist Trudi Lynn Smith and guest artist Josh Ngenda from Flux Media that will introduce participants to alternative ways of developing analogue film using indigo and other plant-based materials.
When: Friday, July 12, 2024
What: Experiment developing analogue film with indigo pigment and other plant-based materials
When: 4-6 p.m.
Where: Wark Street Commons Garden, 941 Kings Road
Cost: Free
RSVP: Register on eventbrite
Kemi Craig is a woman of African descent who grew up in South Carolina where indigo is of historical significance for Black cultures. As an artist working in analogue film, which has also deeply affected ideas of Blackness across cultural spectrums, Kemi is interested in exploring relationships between image making and indigo. In unpacking parallel practices and cultural relationships to indigo and film, Craig has invited Joshua Ngenda from Flux Media to collaborate. Trudi Lynn Smith will generously share her extensive film development experience and plant knowledge with participants.
Participants will be given strips of film which they can use to explore images produced by a variety of plant-based developers and tints, with a focus on indigo. No experience with dark room process is needed. All materials will be supplied. This event will be hosted outdoors.