Light into Material — March April

Light into Material: Queer Ritual and Craft
Opening Reception

7m–8:30pm
Tuesday, October 7

Circa: Queer Histories Festival

“Light into Material” is an exhibition honoring queer histories of photography, craft, and ritual by the queer and trans staff of March April Studio. The work emerges from our collective experimentation with early photography techniques such large format film, anthotypes, tin types, cyanotypes on textiles, wet collodion glass plates, and toning with natural dyes in the March April darkroom.

Through the process of translating light into images on tin, textile, and paper, we explore themes of ritual and ornamentation. This emphasis on analog photography, textile, and communal experimentation places this exhibition in a lineage of queer and trans artists, who have used traditions of craft to blur the line between nature, body, and art object.

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“One Institute is proud to present Circa, the first and only LGBTQ+ histories festival in the United States, held each October during LGBTQ+ History Month.
Established in 2023, Circa: Queer Histories Festival is a month-long, LA County-wide programming series showcasing the trailblazing histories and vibrant cultural contributions of LGBTQ+ communities through the lens of present-day challenges and triumphs. Through exhibitions, performance, readings, screenings, lectures, dialogues, and parties, Circa features queer and trans artists, activists, and educators leading the movement for LGBTQ+ liberation.” Learn more

Why March April? March April is the season of growth, facilitated by surprising changes in the weather. One day, sunshine. The next, pouring rain. It’s the variation, sudden turns in fate, and good, deep soil that make growth possible.