Art Metropole

#17001

Infused Light

Artist

Madison Schneider

Price

$120.00

Date

2026

Publisher

Self-published

Format

Artists' Books

Size

12 × 17.5 cm

Length

84 pp

Genre

Photography, Risograph

Description

We have treated nature as something to extract from rather than learn alongside. Analog photography demands intentionality in our accelerated world, yet the chemistry used to develop these images contributes to the pollution of Earth’s water. These photos are developed using plant extracts that transform light-sensitive silver on the film’s surface into highlights, mid-tones, and shadows. This alternative process re-imagines film development as a part of a living cycle.

Infused Light depicts the elemental volatility between humans and the environment. Bodies are immersed in water, fire ignites dried plants, and traces of human touch are revealed. Made visible through natural processes, the images demonstrate the possibility of designing with nature, rather than against it. By learning from patterns that already work, sustainable analog photography becomes an act of partnership with living systems.

Risograph and Inkjet Printed on Strathmore 120 gm paper in Studio 667, Toronto. French bound in red silk thread.

Volume 1.

10 copies in circulation, signed and numbered by the artist.

Selected for the BMO Sustainability Award through the Global Centre for Climate Action, 2026.

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