Tag: Alternative Photography
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Introducing The New Somatic Photographic with Rhona Eve Clews
27 August 2026Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Founder of The New Somatic Photographic (NSP), Rhona Eve Clews shares her philosophy behind her non-hierarchical framework for photography. Rhona’s work is inspired by science fiction, ecofeminism, spirituality and the natural world. She wraps herself in 16mm film, crawls amongst pollen and insects, and collaborates with nature. Within her…
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Alternative Photography and Diné Narratives with Artist Dakota Mace
18 August 2026Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Interdisciplinary artist Dakota Mace uses a variety of alternative photographic processes such as chemigrams, pinhole photography, and cyanotypes to tell indigenous stories of Diné culture. Dakota’s images make visible indigenous narratives and ancestral histories. Much of her work centers around relationships between place and memory. Using rhythmic repetition, abstraction,…
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The Art of Experimentation Symposium
Women Alternative Photography Group and Folk House Darkroom Saturday 1 August from 10am – 3pm Bristol Folk House, 40a Park St, Bristol, BS1 5JG, United Kingdom This in-person event brought together presentations from contemporary artists and researchers who explore the possibilities of alternative photographic processes. Presenters investigated the role of experimentation and discovery within the…
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Contemporary Feminist Photography at the Experimental Photography Festival
Photo credit: Elena-Andreea Teleaga Photo of: Rhona Eve Clews The event took place on Saturday 25 July from 17.30 – 18.30 as part of the Experimental Photography Festival in person and streamed online. This conference brought together two international platforms dedicated to thinking, producing and promoting contemporary photography from feminist perspectives. Women Alternative Photography Group and…
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Visual artist Riya Panwar creates images that literally come alive
13 July 2026Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Riya Panwar’s photographs germinate, grow and eventually decay over time. Through acts of care Riya watches her images carry life. They explore themes of place, belonging, and migration. Due to the ephemeral nature of these processes the photographs eventually decay returning to the natural world. Her practice explores the…
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Visual Artist Nidhi Khurana uses celestial maps to remind audiences that we are all made of stardust
28 April 2026Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom One of the source materials for Nidhi Khurana’s body of work Blueprints of Another Time is one of the most used astronomical atlases of the sky, the Atlas Coeli Skalnate Peso. This celestial map was created by Dr. Antonín Bečvář who documented “all stars brighter that 7.75 magnitude” (Kresak…
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Human isolation and forest communities: How artist Clare Hewitt collaborates with a Birmingham based forest
24 March 2026Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom In her long-term project Everything in the forest is the forest, British photographer Clare Hewitt cultivates an intimate relationship with a single woodland, collaborating with twelve oak trees and establishing a working studio within the forest itself. Based in the West Midlands, the project reflects on human isolation, the…
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Anne Eder invites audiences into a world where folklore, mythology, and fiction intertwine with the raw materiality of the natural environment
26 January 2026Interviewed by: Elizabeth Ransom Artist Anne Eder constructs large scale creatures from moss, bones, and catkins found in nature. These monsters are recorded using alternative photographic processes such as anthotypes and salted silver prints. Anne weave’s fantasy and folklore into her installations. Through the creation of her mythical landscapes and fictional beasts, audiences…
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The Art of Experimentation Online Conference
Hosted by Dr. Elizabeth Ransom from Women Alternative Photography Group and Sophie Sherwood from Folk House Darkroom Saturday 22 November and Sunday 23 November 2025 from 9am – 12pm (PST) Women Alternative Photographic Group and Folk House Darkroom collaborate for the second instalment of The Art of Experimentation Online Conference dedicated to women, non-binary, and…
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