Conference: In the Photographic Darkroom (hybrid 8-9 June 2023)

This two-day event initiates a critical conversation about the largely overlooked space of the darkroom, and outlines new ways to research, theorise, and interpret the roles that it has played in our modern world. In the Photographic Darkroom will seek to do so by shifting the focus from the visual product (e.g., negatives and prints) to the setting itself within which these objects were produced, positing that the material, socio-cultural, and corporeal dimensions of the darkroom had an influence on how people conceptualised and, consequently, understood photography. This will enable us to rethink the role of photography in the development of modern visual culture, and its wider historical relations, from fresh viewpoints.

Further information – including the full programme of speakers and abstracts – is available on the conference website.

Conference: In the Photographic Darkroom (08-09 June 2023)

This is a hybrid event: Please join us online or on site at the University of Westminster, London (UK).

All tickets are free but registration is required:

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For any queries please contact Dr Sara Dominici at s.dominici1@westminster.ac.uk