The Collection spans unique works and strictly numbered editions, drawn from two distinct sources : a private archive of historical photographic glass plates, and contemporary works produced or presented in collaboration with living artists.
Diego Brambilla works in analogue black-and-white photography, primarily through gelatin silver printing. His Collection OFF brings together three series that share a common medium but separate processes — each tied to a different chemistry.
Structural Accidents begins with digital capture. From the digital files, Brambilla produces film negatives, which are then printed by enlarger in gelatin silver. The subjects — fragmented concrete structures, fractured industrial surfaces — are documented as found. Each work is a unique work.
Mingled with Voids is developed in Caffenol — a non-standard developer that produces irregularities, tonal shifts, and grain behaviour that conventional chemistry does not. Each work is a unique work or an edition of three plus one artist’s proof.
Ultraplanets extends this experimental ground further, using plant-based developers — Wineol, Rooibos, or Caffenol — selected through testing rather than assigned to a specific image.
The works in the Collection OFF are produced independently by the artist. They are not blackprint editions.
