For the second year, eSe8_LAB is organizing a workshop in July dedicated to analog film, led this time by visual artist Deneb Martos. Titled “Cameraless Film and Photography: From the Organic to the Mechanical,” it will bring together a group of seven participants for a week in the village of Corme, on the Costa da Morte (Coast of Death), in a transformative and collaborative experience centered on celluloid.
DETAILS
Group: 7 vacancies.
Duration: 7 days. From July 07 to 13, 2025.
Registration: Until June 16, 2025.
Cost: 800€. Includes accommodation, food, a studio-workshop and all the necessary materials.
This week-long workshop is an extension of the (S8) educational program, which in this case travels to Galicia’s Costa da Morte for a unique training program exploring the vast and fascinating realm of cameraless film and photography. Taught by Deneb Martos, it will present dynamics to go further than technical issues, facilitating a collective work to connect with the surrounding environment.
A practical and poetic immersion in the possibilities of photosensitive formats
During the workshop, we will explore historical and contemporary techniques of cameraless filmmaking, focusing on two core areas of work: the flat print technique in the darkroom and the creation of water rayograms at night, by the sea. We will also explore the intersection of alchemy and visual creation, practicing with colored chemigrames, phytograms, and sustainable developers prepared from locally collected plants.
Se trabajará con papel fotográfico y película en 35mm y 16mm, haciendo además un recorrido por las obras de cineastas que han intervenido el celuloide con diferentes técnicas. El taller incluye el uso de proyectores analógicos para veladas compartidas para visualizar tanto los procesos como los resultados, en una oportunidad de visibilizar la transformación de lo orgánico en mecánico a través de la luz.
We will work with photographic paper and 35mm and 16mm film, and will also explore the works of filmmakers who have intervened the celluloid using different techniques. The workshop includes analog projectors to be used during the evenings both the processes and the results, providing an opportunity to visualize the transformation of the organic into the mechanical through light.
A frame created by Deneb Martos, coordinator of the workshop.
CORME – COSTA DA MORTE (A CORUÑA)
The analog film workshop in Corme is part of eSe8_LAB, our space for training, promotion, support, research, and development of film projects. It is supported by Agadic, the Agency for Cultural Industries of the Xunta de Galicia. Its first edition was fully booked, including international attendance, and was highly praised by all participants, who emphasized the attractiveness of the chosen location, in addition to the training and creative aspects.
A unique natural and cultural setting for an experience connected to the territory
Corme is a fishing village in the heart of the Costa da Morte, a place on the Atlantic shore where all the power and excitement of Galicia’s seafaring culture are concentrated. With cliffs like Punta Roncudo, battered relentlessly by the waves, this is home to the world’s finest barnacles, and the white crosses surrounding its lighthouse commemorate the percebeiros (barnacle fishermen) who lost their lives collecting them at its feet.
Here, the coastline is capricious and goes along towards the mainland, giving room to the Anllóns river, which forms the estuary on whose shores is sheltered the village of Corme. Nearby is the enigmatic Pedra da Serpe and we can also enjoy the beaches of Balarés and Soesto, perfect for relaxing beside a 2-km stretch of sand, a paradise for loons, geese, herons, and shelducks.
Corme is an unique setting next to the Atlantic Ocean
REGISTRATION AND DEADLINE
Send your application to info@s8cinema.com with the subject line: “Corme Workshop 2025.” Please include your full name, phone number, a short bio and a short text (no more than 200 words) explaining your interest in the workshop.
The application period is open from Friday, May 2nd to Monday, June 16th at 11:59 PM (GMT+1). Registrations will be accepted on a first-come, first-served basis and will be effective and confirmed upon formal payment of the workshop fee with the information provided. Registrations will be reserved for 48 hours after submitting the payment information.
This experience is part of eSe8_LAB, the (S8) space dedicated to the training, promotion, support, research and development of film projects and has the support of Agadic, the Galician Agency for Cultural Industries of the Xunta de Galicia.
DENEB MARTOS
An alchemist, visual artist, and creator, Martos specializes in cameraless photography and filmmaking, utilizing traditional and sustainable techniques. Her work has been featured in events such as FILMADRID, the KONTAKTE’17 Festival (Berlin), the MUTA Festival (Lima), and Punto de Vista (Pamplona), as well as in Punto de Vista (S8), with which she has collaborated for years.
Martos founded and directed LABO DE FOTO at La Casa Encendida in Madrid for a decade and currently coordinates LAV, the Audiovisual Laboratory for Contemporary Creation and Practice. She collaborates with cultural institutions such as the Cerezales Foundation (FCAYC), the Guggenheim Museum in Bilbao, the Spanish Film Archive, and the Cine Estudio de Bellas Artes in Madrid.
