A homage to the photo lab, a potted social history about a slowly disappearing place that helped shape 20th century photography. The protagonists of the piece – photographers, artists, hand printers, and machine operators, each and every one an obsessive operating in their own world comprised of photo-fetish objects and actions – regularly convene at F.’s to reflect on analogue photography, its materiality, and everyday laboratory work. But today is a special day. Everyone has brought along their favourite piece. Today, it’s all about the future of the photo lab…

Ruth Horak, * 1972, Arthistorian and curator, lives in Vienna, Austria.
Claudia Rohrauer, *1984, Artist and photographer, lives in Vienna, Austria.

Image 1:
The chemicals between us – Requisit 01 (Trommel), © C. Rohrauer

Image 2:
The chemicals between us – Requisit 02 (Agfa Neococcin), © C. Rohrauer

Bild 1: The chemicals between us – Requisit 01 (Trommel), © C. Rohrauer

Bild 2: The chemicals between us – Requisit 02 (Agfa Neococcin), © C. Rohrauer