Aindreas Scholz - And So I Watch You From Afar #04
WITHOUT A CAMERA: 200 YEARS OF PHOTOGRAPHY, 1826–2026
A Touring Exhibition Celebrating Two Centuries of Cameraless Photography
Studies in Photography Gallery, Edinburgh 26 June – 8 August 2026
Space to Breathe, Bowhouse, Fife 15 August – 6 September 2026
Featuring: Alexander Hamilton, Paul Kenny, Pia Östlund, Angela Chalmers, Constanza Dessain, Aindreas Scholz, Jo de Pear, Nicolas Grospierre and Leena Nammari
To mark the 200th anniversary of photography, Studies in Photography and Space to Breathe presents Without a Camera: 200 Years of Photography, 1826–2026, a touring exhibition exploring photography beyond the lens. At Bowhouse, the artist’s work will be part of the Summer 2026 exhibition program, called Land & Sea.
Bringing together nine contemporary artists from across Europe and the Middle East, the exhibition celebrates the enduring practice of cameraless photography. Through photograms, cyanotypes, prints, direct impressions, and experimental light-based processes, the artists reveal photography as a medium shaped by light, chemistry, time, and material transformation.
The exhibition takes its inspiration from the origins of photography itself. In 1826, Nicéphore Niépce created what is widely recognised as the world's first permanent photograph, using a process he called heliography, or "sun drawing." Long before cameras became central to photographic practice, images were being formed directly through the action of light on photosensitive surfaces.
Two centuries later, Without a Camera reconnects with that pioneering spirit. The featured artists continue to push the boundaries of photographic practice, creating works that engage with nature, memory, ecology, place, and process while challenging conventional ideas of what a photograph can be. At a landmark moment in photography's history, Without a Camera offers a fresh perspective on the medium's past, present, and future.
Venues:
Studies in Photography Gallery, 6 William Street, Edinburgh EH3 7NH26 June – 8 August 2026
Space to Breathe, Bowhouse, Fife KY10 2DB
15 August – 6 September 2026
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