Join Executive Director Nicole Meldahl as she explores "Photography as Ritual" in a conversation with photographers Rob Brodman, Jeff Masamori, and Danica Taylor at Problem Library on October 19, 2024 at 4:00pm as part of TMI #003.

TMI, now in its third iteration, is an all day event with programming presented by students, mentors, collaborators and other friends from across the Problem Library community. The symposium format invites presenters to share things they love, present new work, or try something unexpected all relating to a central theme. For this TMI the theme is Ritual, and the magic that arises when we put our trust in simple things. Participants will approach ritual from various directions—tea, drawing, weaving, movement, scent, soup—as they explore what can happen when simple ideas, simple ingredients, and simple motions repeat, layer, and combine.

What does photography have in common with ritual? Nicole's hypothesis is: Time. All three facets of photography–from creating a photograph, experiencing an image, and preserving it in an archive–include an accounting for time and an incredible amount of reverence: a devotion to taking, seeing, and keeping. The essential elements in Ritual are also reverence and marking of time. We'll see how all these elements interact through the lenses of our featured photographers in a conversation guided by the Patron Saint of Photography: Susan Sontag.

The day will be split into two sessions, morning and afternoon, and WNP will participate in the afternoon session at 4:00pm. Soup will also be provided in the evening by our pal, John Lindsey of The Great Highway gallery and forthcoming Rusty Ladle restaurant.

Tickets support the nonprofit work of this Sunset District 501(c)(3) and are $20 for the morning session, $30 for the afternoon session (includes soup), and $40 for the entire day. You can purchase tickets through the TMI website using the link below.