Join interdisciplinary visual artist Solange Adum Abdala for a hands-on exploration of photography, light, and layered storytelling. This Date Night draws on her work in our Image / Object Photosculpture exhibition, which will be on display in our gallery alongside the workshop as part of this year’s Capture Photography Festival.

A palimpsest is an ancient manuscript that has already been used, with the original text erased or scraped away for another. This was often done because writing materials were scarce or expensive. In this Date Night, we will creatively explore printed materials, books, magazines, encyclopedias, and more as palimpsests that accumulate layers of information.

Working with light, thin pages and cutouts, we will activate printed materials, discovering what publications conceal and seeing the revealed in new ways, like a three-dimensional collage. Using flashlights, lamps, and a lightbox, we will create photographs and interventions that engage with photography, archives, writing, and memory. The workshop will provide a playful and reflective space to rethink how we see and what lies beneath the surface.

By the end of the workshop, participants will take home a set of digital photographs, along with their own intervened book containing cutouts, overlays, and illuminated discoveries that capture the layered effects explored.

Cost:

• $40 or buy 2 for $70

What to expect:

• Explore hidden layers in printed materials.
• Transform books into illuminated, interactive works that combine photography, archives, and writing

Skills Learned:

• Combine photography, archives, and writing.

Who should attend

• Anyone interested in photography, writing, archives, or hands-on creative exploration
• People curious about experimenting with light, texture, and layered storytelling

What you need to bring

• Old books, magazines, or notebooks (optional, we will supply)
• Camera or phone camera