We are planning a Karoline Hjorth & Riitta Ikonen-inspired outdoor photo booth for our Orchard Park Garden workshop this Saturday. Hjorth and Ikonen's series of elders photographed with organic materials on their bodies signifies our undeniable relationship with the natural world.
The natural material often obstructs the collaborator's face in some way, providing anonymity and muddying the distinction between where the human and 'nature' begin or end, or where identity as a whole begins and ends.
In the visual narrative of these photographs, there is a sense of returning to the earth and completing a cycle. Often poised with dignity, self-respect and directness, the elders have an aura of acceptance of life and a reverence for it. We look forward to experimenting with local plant materials from the garden with a mixed-age crowd, to mimic Hjorth and Ikonen's concept. 
The natural material often obstructs the collaborator's face in some way, providing anonymity and muddying the distinction between where the human and 'nature' begin or end, or where identity as a whole begins and ends.
To intentionally slow down the creative process, Hjorth and Ikonen used a time-consuming, technical analogue indoor studio camera. The challenge will be to mimic this with a phone camera. One idea is to cover the phone itself with organic material, making it difficult to handle and a talking point between the collaborators. Rather than a serious photoshoot, the point of the photo booth on Saturday is to have some fun and experience close physical contact with organic materials.
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