CAMERA OBSCURA Workshop with Magda Kuca

Curators

The Koppel Project

Artists

Magda Kuca

On Sunday 8 May 2022, as part of the first OPEN WEEKEND at The Koppel Project Station in Hampstead, our Hive resident Magda Kuca will host the Camera Obscura workshop.

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Turn any room into a massive, large size camera using only tape and darkening foil.

Observe the image from outside inside the room using simple optic rule of camera obscura- darkened room with a little hole.

Session:

• Short theoretical & presentation

• Creating the cameras - introduction to idea of light sensitivity

• Observing the image inside the cameras

Equipment used:

• Cardboard

• Scissors

• Black insulation tape

• Needles

• Aluminium foil

• Light sensitive paper

Magda Kuca (1993, born in Skarzysko-Kamienna, PL.) is a Polish photographer based in London, exploring cyclical nature of human rituals by utilizing historical photographic techniques such as wet plate collodion, using contexts of identity, memory, and folklore.

As an educator, leading alternative and historical photographic techniques workshops (cyanotype, wet plate collodion, electrophotography, anthotype, mordancage and others) in UK and PL. Collaborated with various institutions and galleries, such as British Museum, University of Arts London, WeTransfer, Royal Botanic Gardens-Kew and more.

Holds MA in Photography from University of Arts London (2018) and BA in Photography from University of Arts in Poznan, Poland (2015).

OPEN WEEKEND at the Station

7th May 22 -> 8th May 22

10am-6pm

Station

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