Born in Nantes under the name Expolaroid in 2013, The Analog Festival is now run in Paris since its emancipation from the Polaroid company in 2022. This emancipation also marked the inclusion of ancient alternative techniques alongside instant photography.
This 12th edition promises to be rich and diverse, with a strong representation from the provinces, driven by a group show in Périgueux following the selection of Elizabeth Herman’s artwork for the official illustration. The slogan “Le Périgord, c’est bon pour mon corps” (The Périgord is good for my body), full of mischief, encapsulates the spirit of the festival, which brings together people of all ages and skill levels in galleries or alternative spaces, now embracing a range of historical alternative techniques alongside traditional instant photography.
Viewers will discover a program of exhibitions, animations, conferences, and open workshops that will delight both Sunday strollers and collectors, as well as representatives of institutions seeking emerging talents to acquire. Though traditionally centered around the month of April, this programming extends throughout spring to allow as many venues as possible to showcase their collections, the works of their artists, or to host new proposals.
There will be a strong representation of the collodion technique, featuring 3 exhibitions, 3 conferences, 1 workshop, and the presentation of a book, highlighting its unique character as the most poetic technique in the realm of photographic processes. It honors craftsmanship, artisanal skills, and the technique of the camera, representing both the history of photography and the appreciation of time amidst the proliferation of images whose veracity is increasingly questioned by the interference of computer algorithms.
Programme
• The festival opens on Thursday 14 March with an exhibition at the Hôtel La Belle Juliette in Paris’s 6th arrondissement (solo show – polaroid – until 11 June).
• On Thursday 28 March, Studio Baxton in Brussels, Belgium, will open its exhibition (group show – polaroid – until 04 May).
• On Sunday 31 March, Emmanuel Perret will be offering 5 large-format portrait sessions and 5 Big Shot portrait sessions at Studio Farnault in Paris’s 5th arrondissement (animation – polaroid/instax – one shot).
• On Thursday 04 April, Galerie Rastoll will be opening its exhibition in the 3rd arrondissement of Paris (solo show – pinhole – until 27 April).
• On 04 April, the Union des Photographes Professionnels will be opening its exhibition in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (group show – collodion and polaroid – until 26 April).
• On 04 April at 7pm, Mélanie-Jane Frey will give a talk on collodion at the UPP.
• On 04 April, the Galerie Art Shelter will be opening its exhibition in Périgueux (group show – collodion, cyanotype, bromoil, polaroid, anthotype – until 03 May).
• On 04 April, Galerie K’Haus (Blockhaus) will be opening its exhibition in Nantes (group show – polaroid – until 04 May).
• On Friday 05 April, the Centre Paris’Anim Archipélia will be opening its exhibition in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroid – until 30 April).
• On Saturday 13 April, Mélanie-Jane Frey will be giving 5 demonstration workshops in the Ambrotype & Co Studio in the 20th arrondissement of Paris (5 participants per session on registration – collodion – one shot).
• On Monday 15 April, L’Atelier Galerie Obcd Visuel will be showing 2 series in Bagneux (solo show – polaroid – until 15 June).
• On Saturday 20 April, L’Atelier Argentique will be giving 2 workshops in Nantes (lift technique – polaroid – one shot).
• On Monday 22 April, the Halle de la Transition will be opening its exhibition in Toulouse (group show – cyanotype, polaroid – until 30 April).
• On Monday 29 April, the restaurant La Grenouille Bleue will be launching its exhibition in the 15th arrondissement of Paris (solo show – polaroid – until 16 May).
• On Monday 29 April, Mélanie-Jane Frey will be giving an online lecture from Studio Ambrotype & Co (lecture – Experimental photography – one shot at 7pm).
• On Thursday 23 May, Galerie La Lison will be opening its exhibition in the 10th arrondissement of Paris (group show – polaroid, mixed media – until 14 June) [call for projects Nude skin].
• On 23 May, the bookshop/gallery Le Plac’Art Photo will be opening its exhibition in the 6th arrondissement of Paris (solo show – polaroid – until 08 June).
• On Saturday 25 May, the Centre d’art photographique La Borie will be opening its exhibition in Arlempdes (solo show – polaroid, mixed media – until 23 June, tbc).
• On Saturday 25 May, the Centre d’art photographique La Borie will be opening its exhibition in Arlempdes (solo show – polaroid, mixed media – until 23 June, tbc).
• On Monday 10 June, Atelier Kiéné will be opening its exhibition in Bagnolet (solo show – collodion – until 15 June).
• On Saturday 15 June, the festival’s closing party will take place at Atelier Kiéné in Bagnolet (finissage – collodion – one shot).
The festival opens on Thursday 14 March and closes on Saturday 15 June 2024, with the highlight remaining the month of April.
There will be 18 exhibitions; 3 conferences; 1 free discovery day of the collodion technique; 2 open-door artists’ workshops; an exhibition; an afternoon of practice in a polaroid transformation technique, and finally a day of studio portraits.
The programme covers Nantes, Périgueux, Montcuq-en-Quercy-Blanc, Toulouse, Arlempdes, Malakoff, Meudon, Bagnolet, Brussels and Paris, with 69 exhibitors.
Details of the programme can be found on theanalogfestival.com
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The Analog Festival
Paris, France
March 14, 2024 to June 15, 2024
