Tagged: DIY
class of Burning Man
Participans of one of the pinhole workshops that I gave at Burning Man last year.
I collaborated with The Pinhole Project. We used these large drums to photograph the art in Black Rock City, and we developed the paper negatives in our mobile desert-darkroom.
artcar
Pinhole taken at Burning Man 2023.
The sunlight can be extremely bright in the Black Rock desert, resulting in very high contrast images. I experimented with flipping the paper negative (50×50 cm) to add more midtones. The emulsion side is facing the back side of the camera, extending the exposure time with 4 or 5 stops.
sun marks
First image from the SunRa Solar Camera. 45 minute exposure from the rooftop of my studio. I did not develop the paper negatives, this is how they came out of the camera. The sun ‘burned’ it’s track into the paper.
transition
betwixed man in liminal state
ditch, reversed
Another experiment from the Obscuravan/MPL. 130×130 cm on Ilford matte baryta paper.
I used multiple pinholes on this one. One of the first experiments with the ‘reversed process’, where I tried to transform the negative to a positive image. After developing, I bleached the negative with potassium dichromate and sulfuric acid before redeveloping it in normal light.
self portrait as a drowned man
another trinity
Cylindrical sewage treatment silos shot with the cylindrical pinhole camera.
epiphany
This photo was shot on epiphany (6th of january)
It was only after the development that I realized is has indeed a resemblance of the three kings.
A kind of magic.
(direct-positive baryta paper, 115x155cm)
interior of the MPL
I I want explore photography as an act of catching time.
The pinhole camera is humble, pure & simple and the best instrument to deal with time & the passing of it.
The Mobile Pinhole Laboratory is a kingsize pinhole camera. It is developed for experiments on very large format paper negatives. I use PE & baryta paper, negative & direct positive. Roll paper & paper sheets. Really anything I can get my hand on. I try to work as simple & basic as possible. The camera also functions as darkroom , laboratory & shelter.
grill pit
Shot the pit with the MPL . I used expired Ilford paper as negative (30x40cm). Instead of a single pinhole, I used a pinhole sieve. The negative was developed in caffenol, the positive print in regular developer.
Lucas Kastelijn 