Thursday 29th October | 5 AM – 8 AM
In celebration of the Seeds of Change conference this October join us for an evening launch of The Sustainable Darkroom’s new book and the Seeds of Change Conference exhibition! This launch is free to attend and is open to the wider public as well as those attending the conference.
We invite you to join us for an evening celebrating the launch of The Sustainable Darkroom’s new book and the Seeds of Change conference exhibition. We gather to share and create radical visions for the future of photography.
Book Launch: Bury After Reading: The Afterlives of Images
For six years, The Sustainable Darkroom has fostered an international community dedicated to rethinking photography in an age of climate and ecological crisis. While many seek quick technical fixes for sustainability, our approach has aimed to look deeper—beyond material substitutions—towards more nuanced, critical, and imaginative understandings of what photography is and what it can become. This book of collected essays aims to break the loop of hyper-focusing on process, presenting radical visions of the past, present, and future of photography.
Exhibition: Seeds of Change
An exhibition of art works exploring sustainable futures for photography. Selected artists and community partners present photographic work in response to conference themes: ruins and decay, commons, gardens, regenerative systems.
Contributing artists:
Edd Carr
Hannah Fletcher
Lizzie King
Marguerite Pic
Rachel Wright
Jill Walker
Philippa Shire Oudekerk
Annita Adami & Arsinoi Pilou
Heather Richmond
Marc Provins
Millie Melvin
Maya Kaminishi Jeffereis
Maria McSweeney
Samuel Ian McCarthy
Thom Eagle
DR.ME x James Kuwamura
Wendy Hardie
Renée Greenlee
Sean Fisher
Kaitlyn Brockley, Emily Brackenbury, Hollie Jayne Harrison, Jemma Beaven, Bethany Harding
Elizabeth Wewiora
Alex Nelu
Liam Ratcliffe
Darren Voisey
Emelia Hewitt
Many Hands Craft Collective
Venture Arts
Martha Gray
This event is public and free to attend.
Entry:
Entry to the New Adelphi Building is fully accessible with step-free access and double automatic doors.
Facilities:
There are toilets nearby on the ground floor, behind the Box Office, including level access to an accessible toilet.
Mobility:
The New Adelphi building is fully wheelchair accessible.
Rest/quiet spaces
The New Adelphi Exhibition Gallery is located on the ground floor and offers a quiet environment with current nature-themed show Carry the Clouds Away. New Adelphi Building has several comfortable seating spaces in the ground floor Atrium / cafe area. Or rest outdoors outside New Adelphi / Chapman Building, or Peel Park 5 minutes away.
For any queries around access please email artdes-sap@salford.ac.uk