So, I moved my little studio into Blam in November, and haven't yet gotten settled. There are several reasons: obviously the holidays happened, my new job started in a big way, and I'm suffering a general sort of idea-block (more on that later).
The one thing I hoped to jump right into was the darkroom, as I haven't had access since I graduated a couple of years ago. And, I've got piles and piles of film to develop-- a task I love when the creative juices don't seem to be a'flowing.
However, the darkroom had been neglected recently, and was full of abandoned chemicals and creative debris. A sort of artistic detritus, unfortunately caustic and altogether gross.
After dealing with that mess, it dawned on me and my photo-club studiomates that film processing isn't the most green activity, especially as Raleigh's suffering its most severe drought in history. So, what to do? Abandon the process until we're more afloat? We've kicked around using rain barrel water-- anyone have experience using reclaimed water in the darkroom? Are there water-saving ways to process film?
I think I've resigned myself to waiting it out, shooting more digital, and working more with found images/collage/painting, but any ideas would be much appreciated.
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