Made by Many Hands: A Botanical Photo Lab
Immersive Installation
2020
Made by many hands: A Botanic Photo Lab explores the research, failures and possibilities in making the culture, processes and materials of photography more sustainable and environmentally conscious. A botanical photographic laboratory, this piece reconsiders the future of the photographic industry. Reworking the toxicity of chemicals and processes through the use of materials including clay, copper, algae, bacteria, yeast and leaves.
The title of the work, Made By Many Hands, refers to the importance in community and democratic resilience in confronting climate related crises. The chlorophyll prints exhibited throughout the installation, feature the hands of the two makers: Hannah and Alice and are made using common garden species including aspidistra, nasturtium, ivy and hebe leaves.
Exhibited at TERRA NEXUS, Proposition Studios October – December 2020.
Made in Collaboration with Alice Cazenave, commissioned for Proposition Studios.
