Melissa Springer

Multiple Methods: A Print Exhibition

This large print was made in a darkroom with a roll of light sensitive paper. I cut it down to size.  The enlarger head was tilted towards a wall to enlarge the image. After the exposure of light going through the negative, the paper was rolled into a home built trough with 3 sections for chemicals. The first chemical was developer, and then stop bath and finally fixer. After pinning it to the wall, I sat in a lawn chair and sprayed an outdoor garden hose on both sides, for a long time. This eliminated the fixer on the print. I had it dry mounted to the board and used a sharpie to write on the print.

Touching My Mother’s Face, 2014
Film photograph