Join visual artist and photo editor Marina Vitaglione for a hands-on cyanotype printing workshop, and experience this 19th-century cameraless photographic process for yourself. Inspired by Marina’s work Brixton Road, Lambeth, South London (a finalist in the Wellcome Photography Prize 2025), which shows magnified pollution particles from Brixton Road in south London, you’ll create an image inspired by the themes of breath and air. Bring along an object that represents these ideas to you* – whether it’s leaves from your favourite plant, a feather or a household object – and create your own cyanotype print using photosensitive chemicals and UV light. Alongside the practical workshop, Marina will share how she created her Air series, which aims to visualise air pollution by creating images of toxic fine particles.
*We’ll have items on hand for you to use if you prefer! If you’re searching for inspiration, the key is to use objects that are somewhat flat, and semi-translucent objects will reveal more of their shape in the print. You’re welcome to bring a selection with you to pick the most suitable together with Marina.
Please note, due to the use of chemicals, this workshop is not suitable for children (ages 16+ only).About the artistsMarina Vitaglione is a visual artist and photo editor, whose work focuses on environmental issues. Her photography weaves together poetic and fictional approaches with documentary realism, casting new light on issues inherent to the Anthropocene. Her series Air, consisting of cyanotype prints of air pollution particles collected in London, has been exhibited in solo and group shows in London, and in Glasgow during the 2021 COP26 climate conference. She is the author of Solastalgia, an image-text docufiction on the impact of sea-level rise on Venice (Overlapse, 2017), developed during a residency at Fabrica research centre in Treviso, Italy. She has an MA in Documentary Photography and Photojournalism with Distinction from London College of Communication.
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