Experimental Analogue

Experimental Analogue is a dynamic, open-studio residency where artists push the boundaries of analogue photography and embrace the unexpected. The studio becomes a site of experimentation, where traditional darkroom techniques merge with unconventional processes, and where images evolve into expressions that reach beyond representation.Throughout February, the public is invited to step into the creative process. The artists in residence (Colleen Rauscher, Anna Young, Brenda Mansfi eld) will be developing new works, both individually and collaboratively, while exploring a wide range of analogue and experimental approaches. From historical methods like cyanotype and darkroom printing to non-traditional practices such as collage, mixed media, and process-driven interventions, each technique opens a pathway that deviates from the photograph’s original moment of capture.

Alongside the residency work, alternative analogue artworks created by members of our darkroom community will also be on view. Together, these pieces highlight the rich diversity of contemporary analogue practice and the many ways images can transform through material exploration and experimentation.

At the heart of Experimental Analogue is discovery—the kind that emerges when artists let go of expectation and follow where the process leads. The resulting works invite viewers to experience photography with fresh eyes, to value the mistakes, the surprises, and the possibilities that surface when we reimagine our relationship to the worlds we choose to photograph.