I just got back to Paris.
I went to the photo shop and bought all the chemicals for the darkroom.
The nicest old man owns the shop. I spent an hour and a half with him. He taught me how develop film step by step.
Here is an excerpt of my efforts. I feel like an alchemist! I was hesitating to start developing film myself because I was afraid to make a mess and loose the pictures...and then I said to myself, so what? If you fail, you learn. I was so proud when I managed to develop my very first film! (Then I messed it up the second time around, what do you know :P)
On the bitter side of things, the darkroom is finally ready (I mean, I'm still missing some fancy tools like planche contacte and margeur...but it works!) and, ironic tragedy, I am unable to use it. I just joined a very complicated project and I need the money. What sounded like a demanding yet potentially artistically valuable project is turning into a nightmare. I took over when the project had already started. little did I know that the client of my client was expecting 1 and a half month worth of work within a week. I won't go into detail, but I find myself in a desperate situation in which I need to redirect the project from a very bad position. So the darkroom keeps staring at me, while I struggle with presentations, work calls and my personal frustration from 7am to midnight. I feel helpless and frustrated. I keep telling me that I will find time. Next week I'm off to Venice for the opening of Biennale (work trip, again). It sounds fancy, but all I'd want to do now is burn down everything and lock myself in MY darkroom.
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