KANTA Portraits: PRINTING STOCK

2014-12-24

PRINTING STOCK

finally all printing stock ready, still in boxes, need to cut them down to sizes, do some test and flashing for test printing. photo emulsion chemicals for another art project. only the simple dev & fixer for kanta project

CHEMICALS;
ROLLEI Black Magic
Variable Grade 300ml
Gelatine base 100gr
PN Developer 260ml
Additive Hardener 250ml
Citrin Stop 250ml
FIS Neutral 250ml

ILFORD
Multigrade Developer 1 litre
Rapid Fixer 1 litre

PHOTO PAPER;
ILFORD negative paper
5x7" RC matte 100 sheets
5x7" Art paper 50 sheets
3.5x5.5" RC gloss 200 sheets

IMAGO positive paper
5x7" RC gloss 50 sheets

Jeffrey JC Lim

Jeffrey Lim’s exploration into photography started with the family’s point & shoot film-camera and the stories behind their black & white photographs. It was later in art school that he discovered the magic of the darkroom and explored deeper into the craft of image-making & printing.

He started experimenting with self-made box cameras utilising pinhole and lenses, and also explored using century-old box cameras, crossing between different mediums and methods to producing an image. At the same time, he started researching his family’s roots through interviews and photographs.

After watching the Afghan Box Camera Project video in 2011, he was inspired to design and build variants of the Kamra. Starting the project Kanta Box Kamra, he built the first four prototypes. He then developed new techniques in reproduction & printing after visiting the exhibition Retrato Popular, Sesc Belenzinho, and studying the Lambe-Lambe cameras of Brasil, he built several other prototypes.

In 2017, he started Kanta Portraits to explore the concepts of identity and the national-construct. Travelling to different parts of the region and many different indigenous communities, he recorded their narratives and in return, gave instant portraits. He is currently archiving the portraits and reflecting on the journey in the hopes of producing an exhibition and publication.

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2014-12-24

PRINTING STOCK