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For this installment of Artist in Residence we spoke with Carla Triolo. Her project, ‘Rumors’ is currently on display at our NYC Project Space as part of our (212) Impossible Exhibition series.

“A little over a year ago I became obsessed with taking photos and editing them to look nostalgic/vintage. One day I saw a Rainbow Onestep up for sale and decided to make the leap back to analog. It was really through that love of vintage that I looked into instant photography. Of course in my research for film I stumbled across The Impossible Project. It was difficult to get used to at first. For a while there, I thought about giving up on it. But after some practice and more research I finally got the hang of the film, and analog photography in general. I think I threw myself into photography because it felt very therapeutic to me. It gave me the realization that no matter what is going on in life there is always something beautiful surrounding you. Once you realize that you become more aware of your surroundings. Suddenly, you notice a lot more rainbows and see skies you have never seen before, or maybe just never noticed. It’s really a beautiful escape for me.

Since I can remember, I’ve been drawing. I have a box filled with every drawing from my youth (thanks Mom). I honestly never thought about drawing on my Impossible photos until the “Make Your Mark” contest. It was...Read All

Supporting Around the World in 9 Days with Tiny Collective, we continue our weekly video series featuring Tiny Atlanta’s Wes Quarles (@wesq on Instagram).

Celebrating the launch of IMPOSSIBLE’s Instant Lab, Around The World in 9 Days is a touring Instant Lab mobile photography exhibition opening in 9 cities on 9 consecutive days with 10 Tiny Collective members showing a total of 900 unique images all printed directly from iPhones using the IMPOSSIBLE Instant Lab. The tour takes place in New York City, Paris, Los Angeles, Istanbul, Toronto, San Francisco, Dubrovnik, Atlanta and Portland from June 20-28, 2013.

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Last weekend (18-19 May) the Impossible Project Space Warsaw had the opportunity to be part of one of the greatest Polish art events of the year – Ufficio Primo Art Yard Sale.

The Art Yard Sale provides a unique opportunity to meet and talk with designers as well as buy works by Poland’s most talented artists – both young talent and high-calibre names in the art scene. For two days, the artists moved their studios and boutiques to the stunning AYS venue – Ufficio Primo – a recently revamped building which is a Warsaw institution in its own right.

It featured such artists as Tadeusz Rolke, Bownik, Witek Orski, Chris Niedenthal, Wilhelm Sasnal, Zbigniew Libera, Karol Radziszewski, Honzja Zamojski, Dawid Ryski, Magdalena Łapińska, Trust Przemek Truściński, Jan Dudzik, Michał Łojewski, Full Metal Jacket, MamaStudio, Ania Kuczyńka, Delikatessen, U Clothing, UEG. For full list go to: http://artyardsale.pl/en/artysci

Props to Olka Osadzińska and her crew for creating this awesome event. In the realm of art, it really is to each his own, yet everything here from the selection, the people, the works to the grand installation was awe-inspiring. We’ll update this post soon with digital photos of the event, for now take a look at our Impossible documentation.

If you see yourself in one of the photos, feel free to pick up the original pic in our Impossible Project Space situated at MYSIA 3, Warsaw.

Photos taken by Hania Mirecka and Sylvia Wojda.
Camera: SX 70 Sonar, Polaroid...Read All

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Welcome back to Impossible’s Analog Travelog! In this series, we showcase fantastic Impossible photos taken on voyages the world over. This entry comes to us from Deborah Slater who recently took a trip to Perth in Australia, and brought along some Impossible film…

Every year in February, whilst England is well and truly settled into its cold and dark winter, I fly off to Perth in Australia, to visit family and friends and recharge the batteries with a well-needed burst of Australian summer sunshine. I spent my school days growing up in Perth and have always equated February with long hot summer holidays – even after 20 years of living in England, I find it hard to spend this part of the year in “winter”.

I decided to take my SX-70 with me on this trip, for the first time, and stocked up with numerous packs of the Impossible Project’s Color Protection film before I left. I was unsure as to what kind of results I would get – I knew that the harsh Australian heat and sunshine (temperatures were reaching 35 degrees centigrade plus) could have had an adverse effect on my images. I’d never used my camera in these kind of temperatures before, but I was keen to give it a go. Perth is a perfectly laid back and relaxed kind of city and pretty much everything during their summer revolves around the beach and outdoor life.

by Cyrus Mahboubian

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From June 7 – 15, Instant Exposure exhibits a wide selection of Polaroids by photographer Cyrus Mahboubian at the Richmix Lower Café Gallery in London.

This collection, accompanied by one off prints, will co-exist with an ever changing projection of Polaroids taken by people worldwide who all share a passion for this medium.

By sending your scanned images of Impossible photos that hold personal meaning and creative aesthetic, they will be featured in a projection on the exhibition walls of Richmix.

If you would like to see your photos in the exhibition’s projection please send your scanned photos to instantexposure2013@gmail.com until June 15.

Instant Exposure has been co-curated by Phoebe Bradford and Abigail Shamah.

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