The Sustainable Darkroom

Non-profit

Oxford, United Kingdom

About

The Sustainable Darkroom does not have a set location. We work internationally to share ideas in the form of exhibitions, symposiums, publications and residencies. We aim to change the culture of analogue photographic practice. As species extinction, industrial toxicity, environmental racism and more continue to mount - it is essential that we transform our material relationships. Our approach is multi-faceted. We research the social and ecological legacies of extractivism linked to film industries. We devise and disseminate recipes for lower-toxicity, biodegradable photo-chemistries. We work to develop methods that re-use and reduce darkroom ‘waste’, and we find ways to reassign value to it. You can read our manifesto below. Selected collaborators include: Hong Kong International Photo Festival, V&A London, RIT New York, Endangered Species Coalition, Washington D.C, Royal College of Art London, The Science Gallery, Bengaluru, University Arts London.