STATION I
The camera as a phallic symbol.
Becoming camera
An audio/visual based station providing hints of the culture surrounding contemporary photographic practice within social media, internet and cinema.
- Two videos with images from GOOGLE image engine using keywords such as“best photographers”, “photographer”, “paparazzi”, etc.
- One video with extracts from movies: “Blow up” (1966) by M.Antonioni; “Rear Window” (1954) by A. Hitchcock; “Gentleman’s Relish” (2001) by D. Mackinnon;
“Snapshot” (2014) by E. Etebari.
STATION II
Different points of view.
A station regarding the process of making a new camera by revisiting the tradition of pinhole photography, whilst using the female body and the vulva as generative references.
This station is divided in two parts :
- A photographic timeline with selection of photos taken during the different stages of the casting process.
- Actual artifacts from the process of casting and molding.
STATION III
V(ulv)amera & VULVOgraphy
The station where the visitors had the great and unique opportunity to see the first resultant prototype of the “V(ulv)amera” (in gold, white, black silver version) and to experience a Vulvographic session.
Myself -as the VULVOgrapher- was taking a long exposure (30-40min)Vulvograph indoors and the audience was invited to be in the frame. Something that required patience, precision, proximity and collaboration. Indeed a group of 8 people took part in this process for 40 min. and ( in a second session) later 2 people for 15 min. The Vulvographs were developed live and exhibited as part of the installation.
1st Vulvograph
2nd Vulvograph
STATION IV
Vulvographs
The first series of Vulvographs (reflected using pinhole photography and dark room / chemical development process).
They are exhibitred only the *V negative*: the original negative B&W photo approximately 2cm which has been chemically developed in a DIY dark room.
STATION V
Unveiling
The final station was a minimal dark room showing objects with scratches, swirls and discolorations from layers of chemical residue giving clues to the specificity of how the photograph is developed.
A live development of the Vulvographs captured during the photo-performance were developed live and exhibited during the rest of the installation.
photo documentation by Daz Disley and Alkistis Olympiou