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Miniature Pinholes with Plant-Based Developers
The art of pinhole photography is a simple camera-less, lens-less technique that uses a light-proof box with a tiny hole to project an inverted image onto light-sensitive paper or film. I will give you some background on the history of this technique before showing you how to make your own pinhole camera. We will use this to take photos using photographic paper, which will be developed in a plant-based developer that you will make from foraged plants that grow in the nature reserve, where my studio and darkroom are based.
The workshop takes place in my studio, a Gothic former caretaker's lodge, nestled in a disused beautiful Victorian cemetery, now a nature reserve, on the outskirts of Winchester.
This workshop is part of the associate educator programme run by the Sustainable Darkroom, an artist-led, research community that develops low-toxicity chemistries and practices in photography.
Saturday 30 May, 10.30 - 15.30 (including 40min lunch break).
WhenThe studio is a short 10-minute walk from Winchester Station, which has mainline access to London (54 mins), Reading (35 mins) and Bristol (2 hours), amongst other destinations.
There is restricted parking outside the property; however, directions to the nearby carparks will be provided.
The Gatehouse Studios, Winchester, SO22 4NX.
WhereBasic photography skills are useful but not mandatory. Age: Adult (18+).
Experience levelDue to accessibility restrictions, there is no access for wheelchairs.
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Upcoming Event/Exhibition
Radical Earth: Incubator for Utopian Publishing
World Earth Day 21 & 22 April 2026
Hosted by Winchester School of Art's Design department, this free event fosters progressive, utopian dreaming.
I will be exhibiting, giving a talk, and running an experimental photography workshop as part of this exciting immersive in-person event at Winchester School of Art's World Earth Day event, 21–22 April 2026.
Use the link below to book for all the FREE talks and workshops which feature Robin de Carteret’s Deep Time walk (systemsgames.org.uk) & System Thinking, Rob Hopkins’ Time Machine workshop (robhopkins.net), and Åbäke’s World Earth Night & Alternative Realities—harnessing radical design thinking, experimental publishing under Publishing Futures,
Commission
Thrift Journal
Thrift is a new online and annual limited publication devoted to covering all fields of aesthetics, bespoke, craft heritage, lifestyle, industry practice, material research, & art conservation. It aspires to bridge art, craft, design and industry for a holistic approach to bring balance between the homemade & manufactured in the 21st century.
Eileen has been commissioned to produce a limited edition of bespoke photographs to celebrate the launch of the physical limited edition collectors’ volume. Using her nuanced processes of printing on recycled packaging using plant-based developers, she will be focusing on memorial flowers, signifiers of remembrance that are placed near the graves in the cemetery, now nature reserve, where her studio is based.
June 2026
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Upcoming Exhibiton
‘Porous Light Salon’ Exhibiton 8 - 17 May 2026
Part of Dulwich Festival 2026
Artists’ Open House (AOH) is part of the Dulwich Festival, which takes place annually over the 2nd and 3rd weekends in May. The event spans eight South East London postcodes: SE5, SE15, SE21, SE22, SE23, SE24, SE26, and SE27. and hosts a variety of exciting venues, artists and mediums. More information soon.
The Gatehouse Studios
Part of The Winchester Garden Festival 2026
20 JUNE - 4 JULY 2026
Upcoming Exhibition
The Gatehouse Studios and garden will be open as part of The Winchester Garden Festival to showcase new site-specific work. This will include: photography, animation, sculpture and performance, as well as work by members of The Gatehouse Studio’s critique group.