Worldwide Pinhole Day at the Headlands Center for the Arts

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From: Robert Schaller (robert@RobertSchaller.net)
Date: 04/26/02-09:13:14 AM Z

Please join us on Sunday, April 28th, for the San Francisco Bay Area
celebration of Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2002, a day-long
celebration of pinhole photographica. come see the giant camera obscura!
come share the pinhole love! Organized by a network of volunteers, WPPD
encourages people throughout the world:

* to take some time off from the increasingly technological world we live
  in and to participate in the simple act of making a pinhole photograph.
* to share their visions and help spread the unusual beauty of this
  historical photographic process.

Held in conjunction with the Headlands Center for the Arts Spring Open
House, and orchestrated by Headlands Affiliate Artist Eric Theise,
this Bay Area cornucopia of pinholia will feature:

* making your own pinhole photographs using the mini-pin project's
   one-shot pinhole cameras; photos will be uploaded to the WPPD website
   and mailed to participants
* demonstrations of how to build your own camera by Daisuke Nakabayashi;
   bring your own light-tight container!
* outdoor photography workshops led by Mark Interrante in the Headlands'
   splendid natural setting
* an exhibit of photographs by local pinhole photographers
* a screening of pinhole camera movies made by local filmmakers:

pin-cinema @ The HCA Open House 4/28

featuring the exquisitely obscure pinhole films of:

Robert Schaller "My Life As A Bee" 16mm
Aaron Cruse "The Pinhole Diaries" super 8
Alexis Bravos "Thirty" 16mm
Katheryn Hillier "Calcutech" super 8
Tito Aquino "My left Shoulder" super 8

screening starts at 4:00 pm

When and where: Sunday, April 28th, 2002, from noon to 5pm. Buildings
960 and 945, Headlands Center for the Arts, Sausalito, Calfornia.

Cost: free

More information:

Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2002
http://www.pinholeday.org/

Headlands Center for the Arts
http://www.headlands.org/

Mark Interrante
http://www.interwalk.com/pinhole.htm

Mini-pin Project
http://www.troubalert.com/minipin/

Daisuke Nakabayashi
http://www.justdai.com/

Eric S. Theise
http://cyberwerks.com/printmaking/

Robert Schaller
http://www.robertschaller.net

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