Analog Photography Workshop Explores Klaipėda's Urban Transformation

Klaipėda, Lithuania, recently hosted the "Changing City 2" analog photography workshop, a three-day event exploring conceptual views of urban transformation. Photographers immersed themselves in the port city's spaces, delving into its urban identity, architectural layers, and environmental changes. They utilized traditional analog photography technologies and chemical processes to capture these transformations.

The cultural project was initiated and organized by Gediminas Juška and Joranas Bružinskas, both photography teachers at the Klaipėda Technology Training Center. Their active involvement in creating, teaching, and preserving analog printing traditions made the workshop a significant educational and creative platform in the city.

The quality of the creative processes and technical execution was supported by "Focus Nordic" and "Ilford Photo," global leaders in analog photography, who provided the necessary materials for the artists. All participants, including the organizers, contributed to the workshop's output. The team included Inga Dinga, Ramūnas Danisevičius, Mindaugas Meškauskas, Audronius Žemgulis, Artūras Šeštokas, Jogailė Butrimaitė, Greta Šeršniovaitė, Lina Mišeikienė, Renata Chvoinikovienė, Rokas Baranauskas, Gediminas Juška, and Joranas Bružinskas.

Each artist presented and implemented their individual interpretation of Klaipėda's changes. The results of this intensive three-day effort are now on display in a concluding exhibition. The photography exhibition, showcasing how the conceptual transformation of the city is revealed through the lens of traditional photography, is open to the public from June 21 at the "Herkus Kantas" art space, located at Naujoji Uosto g. 3, Klaipėda.