Workshop – The Limits of Grassroots Initiatives
28 June, 15:00–17:00
In association with PlanBørnefonden, architect Alexandre Humbert presents fieldwork from North Jakarta, where he has documented communities facing the consequences of climate change and participated in local rebuilding efforts.
Combining personal experiences with examples from PlanBørnefonden’s international work, the workshop explores climate responsibility, humanitarian action and the opportunities and limitations of grassroots initiatives.
The session concludes with an open discussion on how local action, global solidarity and collective responsibility can contribute to meaningful change.
The workshop is part of the Collective Change exhibition featured from 25 June – 5 July at Dark Gallery CPH, Ryesgade 103B
Free
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Workshop – From Imagining Change to Personal Agency
2 July 2026, 17:00–18:30
In association with Solidarity Minded and Acting for Climate, photographer Karoline Hill leads a guided imagination journey inspired by stories of environmental activism, mutual aid and community resilience.
Through reflection and collective dialogue, participants are invited to imagine hopeful futures and consider their own capacity to shape change.
The ideas generated during the workshop will be brought together in a collaborative presentation that becomes part of the exhibition, highlighting the connection between personal agency and collective action.
The workshop is part of the Collective Change exhibition featured from 25 June – 5 July at Dark Gallery CPH, Ryesgade 103B
Free
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Previous workshops and events:
Chlorophyll Print Workshop
Read this page in Danish here
16, 18 and 23 May
Chlorophyll printing is a purely organic alternative photographic process that develops images directly on fresh leaves through the action of sunlight. No toxic chemicals are involved – the plant itself performs the “development” via natural photosynthesis.
This workshop is perfect for anyone interested in alternative photography or plant-based art. No prior experience needed, just curiosity and respect for the plant kingdom.
You can choose to work with your own images if delivered digital prior to the workshop (via email to laura8312300@gmail.com), or with images provided by us.
The workshops are conducted in English by artist Yin Rou Hwang to coincide with her exhibition at the gallery, on show from 15-31 May.
You will learn and be guided in:
- How to prepare digital negatives and convert them on transparency film,
- Choosing leafs for different results
- Assembling the printing frame
- Exposing with sunlight
You will be able to pick up your artworks 2 days after the workshop, when full exposure is reached.
For further information, contact the artist directly here.
Read more about the method here
Workshop hours:
Saturday 16 May 10:00–14:00
Monday 18 May 12:00–16:00
Saturday 23 May 10:00-14:00
Book your workshop ticket here
Live Performance: Philosophical Photoshoot
The gallery invites you to a new photographic format – on Valentine’s Day!
Romeo & Juliet meets Kierkegaard — deconstructed through Shodō ink, philosophy, and analogue photography.
As part of the “Emotional Underscore” exhibition programme, Kim Wyon stages a live Philosophical Photoshoot centred on a performative deconstruction of Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet. During the shoot, the printed book is subjected to Shodō ink brushing, physically transforming the canonical love narrative.
Throughout the performance, Wyon delivers a live talk in which Shakespeare’s lines are juxtaposed with Søren Kierkegaard’s reflections on love, desire, and despair. The event unfolds as a hybrid of lecture, ritual, and photographic process.
Visitors are invited to actively participate by contributing their own emotional language — words, gestures, associations, and physical objects such as paper hearts or items they bring with them — which become part of the evolving set and the final photographic material. The images are captured in black and white using an analogue Hasselblad camera, and the resulting visual and material traces remain in the gallery as part of the ongoing exhibition installation.
Valentine’s Day
Saturday 14 February
11:00–12:00
Free admission
Former workshops and collaborative events:
Polaroid Transfer Workshop
Saturday 24 January | 10:00–13:00
(Sold out)
Learn how to create your own Polaroid emulsion lift in our cosy gallery. This hands-on, analogue image technique involves transferring an image from a Polaroid instant print onto paper. We’ll experiment with shaping and forming images, creating fleeting memories and dreamy landscapes.
Open to everyone — no photography experience required. Bring a few digital images on your phone if you’d like to work with your own material (a simple snapshot is perfect). Motifs will also be available. If you bring your own Polaroids, they should be freshly shot on i-Type, 600 or SX-70 film.
Jess Lycoops guides you through the process with individual support. You’ll go home with your own small pieces of analogue art.
Location: Dark Gallery CPH, Ryesgade 103B, DK-2100 Copenhagen
Price: DKK 250 (materials + coffee/tea included)
Max: 8 participants
Cyanotype Workshop
Sunday 25 January | 10:00–14:00
(Sold out!)
Dive into the deep blue tones of cyanotype printing and create light-sensitive prints on recycled textiles. The workshop begins with a short introduction, followed by time to experiment and develop your own prints.
Cyanotype is a slow, tactile analogue printing process that depends on daylight. During the day, there will be a one-hour break while prints are left to expose in the sun.
Led by architect Marina Holst, whose exhibition Shaped by the Sea used cyanotype to explore the ocean and its plant life.
All materials are provided. Seaweed will be available, and you’re welcome to bring your own plants or motifs. No experience needed — the focus is on process, sensory experience and curiosity.
Location: Dark Gallery CPH, Ryesgade 103B, DK-2100 Copenhagen
Price: DKK 400
Max: 7 participants