Look backwards

By April 1 2010, 9:05 am 4 Comments
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In Enschede, the Netherlands – Artists and photographers are looking backwards – instant Polaroid camera film may soon become mainstream again.
The Impossible Project, with the help of Ilford Photo and Harman Technology, has acquired the original Polaroid production plant and re-released the famous instant film in a format compatible with modern cameras.
The project has provided a platform for The Impossible Collection, a growing archive of instant photography artworks by international photographers and artists. To help resuscitate the medium, they were given test packs of Impossible film to instantly capture the moment.

 

In all, The Impossible Project plans to produce one million films in its first year, ramping up to 3 million annually beginning in 2011. Meanwhile, the project next month will open a combined shop and gallery at 425 Broadway in New York City, in part to host exemplary works of the artists who use its film. Along similar lines, it also recently placed a binding offer to purchase the International Polaroid Collection from the Muse?e de l‘Elyse?e in Lausanne.
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  • Tim Connor

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  • Hugh Salmon

    Thanks, Tim.

    I am glad we agree on the crux of the issue. There are a number of ways the objective could be achieved by a more sympathetic approach. Yes, they might be more expensive – but not ‘a massive amount’ in my view. And certainly a price worth paying.

    As I have said, it depends how much you care. The more savage the cuts, the more the repercussions need to be considered. The current Coalition Government have been consistently and sadly wanting in this area (to their own detriment as well as the underclass in society whose lives the Goverment’s brutal approach affects most).

    You are correct in perceptively identifying that this is a true story. Thanks for the comment.

    Best wishes,

    Hugh

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