CRT Threefold with Obscura Collective

Join Obscura Collective for an alternative take on the group portrait.

Explore obsolete video technologies, from Hi8 and MiniDV cameras to CRT televisions, and help create a collaborative digital portrait inspired by the French Surrealist drawing game Exquisite Corpse.

Popularised by 1920s Surrealist artists such as André Breton, Exquisite Corpse is a collaborative game in which participants take turns contributing to a drawing or story. Each person conceals their contribution before passing it on, resulting in unexpected, absurd, and dreamlike creations.

In this workshop, that concept is turned on its head. Rather than hiding individual contributions, participants will work together with festival visitors and vintage video equipment to build a collective digital portrait. The result will be a unique artwork that blends analogue media, collaborative creativity, and chance encounters.

Presented in partnership with Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council and the University of Lancashire.