161. Notes for a Nodark Portable Tintype Lab (for Weegee)
atelier ying, nyc.
Less is known of Weegee's early photographic training years doing tintype work as an apprentice. He was a master darkroom technician before he did his street activities.
A 1598 engraving entitled,
"Dat Rosa Mel Apibus" is from the history of alchemy, for which the darkroom process (especially the portable tintype here) is a modern day metaphor. The symbol of the wisdom and suffering of the alchemical rose is particularly apt in recalling Weegee's life before he became a celebrity. This stylized medieval rose is used to modify the lens-shutter housing on the original Nodark.
The tintype camera will need very long exposures, which justifies the use of a pull out bookcase (adapted from furniture design) with magazines, plants and lounging items. The mechanism to read magazines will be introduced in a later design featuring the Premograph camera.
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2014 by David Lo.
161. Notes for a Nodark Portable Tintype Lab (for Weegee)
atelier ying, nyc.
Less is known of Weegee's early photographic training years doing tintype work as an apprentice. He was a master darkroom technician before he did his street activities.
A 1598 engraving entitled,
"Dat Rosa Mel Apibus" is from the history of alchemy, for which the darkroom process (especially the portable tintype here) is a modern day metaphor. The symbol of the wisdom and suffering of the alchemical rose is particularly apt in recalling Weegee's life before he became a celebrity. This stylized medieval rose is used to modify the lens-shutter housing on the original Nodark.
The tintype camera will need very long exposures, which justifies the use of a pull out bookcase (adapted from furniture design) with magazines, plants and lounging items. The mechanism to read magazines will be introduced in a later design featuring the Premograph camera.
Design, text and drawing are copyright 2014 by David Lo.