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it’s literally sick!

[This is an excerpt from my artist’s statement that was distributed as a zine for my Care Before Profit: A Diabetic Perspective on Healthcare Under Capitalism photography installation on Friday, Nov. 01, 2024 / 5-8 PM]

[Care Before Profit] is a direct response to the status quo of for-profit so-called-healthcare. Through the production of the work, I have created agency and meaning for myself and, I hope, for others living with chronic illness. In many ways, the art itself is a reflection of what it is like to live with diabetes: a practice in accepting and embracing imperfect results in a complex and (at times) unpredictable process. Look closely and you may see what I mean. As you take it in, I encourage you to consider: what does it feel like to live in an economic system that values profits more than one’s own life, and in a culture that keeps that system thriving?… Read more

in spring of 2024, after three years of processing my own film in caffenol, i sought to expand my database of film stocks and their caffenol development times. initially motivated by economic uncertainty, i wanted to see if offering an eco/experimental film processing service could be a viable form of income for me, for nothing else other than to help cover part of the costs of making art.

i made an open call to photographers: anyone willing to expose a roll of film and mail it to me would have it developed and scanned for free, and i’d send them a zine in return.

i now have a database of 33 film stocks with developer recipes and developing times that i have found work best for each film, including recipes and times for pushing and pulling each film x number of stops.

within this zine, you’ll see photos from each contributing photographer with the film stock, developer, times, and temperatures all noted.

all of the film was developed by me in paterson tanks with one minute constant agitation, followed by ten seconds of agitation/three inversions every minute until the total development time was complete.

some film was stand developed which also included one minute constant agitation with the tank being left to stand still for the remaining development time.

• Gabriela Baginski
• John Bajana
• David Birkam
• Leah Bobalova
• Jake Girolami
• Brian Ho
• Kat Hsu-Bishop
• Nathaniel Kasen
• Amber Kienutske
• John Kopchick
• Chris Kuhn
• Tiara Nelson
• Olivia Stier
• Syd Walker
• Dakota Wilkinson