About the workshop
"Film soup" is a technique that consists of immersing the roll (before or after being exposed) in any substance of interest. This causes "stains" on the film that will be "printed" with the images after developing. You can use both concentrated and light mixtures, depending on the intensity of the substance you can leave it submerged for more or less time (from 1 hour to days). Lighter or less ingredient mixtures can be left for weeks - e.g., water kefir + Lomography 100, 1 week. For more concentrated mixtures or those with many ingredients, it's advisable to leave the rolls for less time, 1 hour to 1-3 days maximum. In any case, it's useful to observe the bit of negative coming out of the chassis to see the "level" of effects and decide whether to leave it longer or take it out to dry/develop.
Your teacher
Haludo de Clara @halurodeclara
Clara Rodriguez, known as Haluro de Clara, was born in Buenos Aires in 1998, and showed interest in photography and crafts from a young age. However, it wasn't until 2018 that she began exploring the analog world and its possibilities. In 2020, she received a scholarship at 'Inarte', where she gained knowledge of manual developing processes and experimental techniques, marking the beginning of her journey in analog photography. She currently focuses on techniques such as Film Soup and interventions on negatives, exploring nature, abstraction, and spirituality in her work. In addition to her work as a lab technician, teacher, and mentor, she has created two experimental film stocks: 'Aurora' and 'Solar', and her work has been featured in various publications and exhibitions.