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With the opening of the Salone Milan Design Week, the Mantù showroom opens its doors to the public for an original project, curated by Nu Bureau.

Seven selected artists within the network of Polaroiders captured and interpreted the world of Mantù using Impossible instant film.

In a large three-dimensional map, Giacomo Inches, Fabio Interra, Franco Mammana, Alan Marcheselli, Carmen Palermo, Matteo Rosso and Lucia Semprebon created a collage of images and references: from the details of the fabrics up to the images of the craftsmen at work in the making of garments, from the glimpses of the city of Mantua where the collections find their inspiration, up to the the garments worn and re-contextualized in unedited versions.

In addition to the exhibition, the Impossible Partner Store Maranello is presenting a Pop Up Store and a set for analog instant photo shootings.

Opening with free shooting performance
APR 9, 7pm-9pm

From April 12th through April 14th, during Month of Photography LA, Impossible will host our first west coast pop-up shop in Urban Outfitters’ Space 15 Twenty. We will have the Impossible essentials available for purchase, plus events all weekend long. The store will be open Friday – Sunday 12-8pm. We will have live demos throughout the weekend of our newest hardware, and Kickstarter superstar – the Impossible Instant Lab!. Read on for the full schedule of events.

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Our 8×10 Portrait Days are to continuing to fill up weeks in advance, with both amazing and fun results. We have photographed couples, families, children, dogs, friends, artists and individuals just looking to celebrate themselves. With it being such an intimate setting, we are learning a lot about the participants and every large-format image tells a story. Whether you are looking to document a specific time in your life or are just looking for an interesting activity, an 8×10 instant portrait is a great souvenir for anyone.

We hope that you will join us for our next 8×10 Portrait Days on Saturday, April 20th and Sunday, April 21st. Time slots fill up quickly, so call early to reserve your spot.

We are holding these portrait sessions monthly, so please check our calendar for additional upcoming dates.

The Impossible Corner Store Milan is looking forward to open a new exhibition by Massimiliano Muner. He will present a new series of photos. These “fractured Polaroids”, as the title suggests, express the concept of breaking. The fracture is intended in a double meaning: materic and spiritual. The photos in the readymade, done with instant films, are cut and reassembled, searching for a new space dimension. It also reminds of a psychological fracture, through an introspective journey, created by photographic compositions and messages written on the film.

Opening
Thursday, March 21st, 6 p.m.

On the technique
The “famous cut” created by Fontana, the genius of the compositions of Hockney and Galimberti: from the alchemy of these elements the idea of using the Polaroid in a new way was born. These ready-mades are a “decomposition and re-composition” of a work.
The works presented are reinterpretations of famous art works as well as brand new compositions.

Photo by Cyrus Mahboubian

London pop up store Yeardessa will be running a weekend of Impossible Project workshops at their Stoke Newington retail space on Saturday 16th and Sunday 17th March.

Taking over the back room of a disused furniture shop the Yeradessa pop up is stocking Impossible Project films alongside re-conditioned Polaroid cameras and other analogue photography accessories. They also have a selection of gifts, cards, stationery and vintage homeware items.

The first workshop on Saturday 16th March will be hosted by Cyrus Mahboubian and will incorporate a photo walk around Stoke Newington, plus expert advice from Cyrus on getting the best results from Impossible Project film. Tickets and more information available here

On Sunday 17th March Rhiannon Adam will be offering a masterclass in emulsion lifting. Everything you need to create your own unique artwork will be provided, along with expert tuition in this experimental medium. Tickets and more information available here