The chemicals that are traditionally used in developing film photography are extremely toxic and harmful for human and more-than-human life. for this reason, many lovely people around the world are looking for sustainable alternatives and exploring developing these films at home using parts of plants and accessible, non-toxic things like salt, vinegar, and else.
To learn this gave me such a powerful sense of clarity regarding where do I want to take my practice. Many dots inside my head finally joined together to form this picture that I'm now committed to realize.
I want to actively contribute to making photography and print-making more sustainable in whatever way I can. I believe that Photography as an Art form can serve as a catalist for change in so many different and important ways aswell. I would like for its moving force to lead us not towards further destruction, but to a more harmonious and life-giving relationship with Life and space and time which are also Life. I want to contribute to directing this power towards good, and I want to dedicate myself to that fully.
In order to realize this, I need funding, and there are many ways you can help me with making my research and practice possible: I have prints on photographic paper and cyanotypes available, I'm on Patreon, and I accept direct donations too. If you would like to help me with this project of mine, please feel free to reach out. I appreciate the kindness and will be very grateful for the support. And of course, It is my desire to be sharing my progress and findings with you here so we can all benefit from it: it can only stand a chance at making a real difference if we do it together. Thank you for reading through. 🌼
Many thanks to @superlabsolar and @sustainabledarkroom for shining the light.
