Lifecycles of the Photographic



2024

Commissioned by the Hong Kong International Photo Festival
Koonman Space x Sustainable Darkroom


This research developed methods for transforming ecological matter into photographic materials.  

Plants were transformed into low-toxic toners and photo-chemistries to develop analogue photographs of Chuen Lung landscapes. These were published in a zine alongside plant recipes used to develop the works.

Workshops included a photo-walk & collaborative film processing using foraged forest leaves