FROM MIND TO MOOD WORKSHOP

In a world of visual overload and endless scrolling, From Mind to Mood invites participants to

slow down and work intimately with images about relationships.

This is not about taking new photographs - it's about re-seeing, re-working, and transforming

images participants already have. Through experimental editing techniques, physical

manipulation, and zine-making, they'll explore how images shift when we sustain our

attention and revisit them.

Participants bring their own photographs and learn methods of visual transformation:

rephotographing through layers, collage, painting, and other techniques that alter how we

see. The workshop culminates in creating a handmade zine - their own piece of visual

poetry.

This connects directly to Peripheral Vision's core concept: observation as relational practice.

By working slowly with images, we learn to see differently - not just the photograph, but the

relationships that brought it into being.

THIS IS A ONE DAY WORKSHOP

11th of APRIL - 8 SPACES - £65 EARLY BIRD - £75 FROM MARCH 1st

12th OF APRIL - 8 SPACES - £65 EARLY BIRD - £75 FROM MARCH 1st

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEARN

● Experimental editing techniques (re-photography, layering, physical manipulation)

● Squeegee & paint method

● Visual sequencing and narrative-building

● Handmade zine construction

● Working with images as poetry rather than documentation

SCHEDULE (EACH DAY)

TimeActivity

9:30 Arrival, introductions, coffee

10:00-10:45 Facilitators present work & workshop concept

10:45-11:30 Demonstration of 2 editing techniques

11:30-14:00 Experimental editing session (rephotography, collage,

manipulation)

14:00-15:00 Lunch break

15:00-17:30 Zine-making

17:30-18:00 Group sharing, reflection & feedback

WHAT PARTICIPANTS SHOULD BRING

Essential:

● 10-15 printed photographs about a relationship (prompts provided upon booking)

● Images they're willing to alter, cut, paint on, transform

● Laptop/phone for image selection if needed

Optional:

● Found objects, ephemera, textures

● Any materials they want to incorporate

What we provide:

● All editing materials (paint, tools, paper, printing)

● Zine-making supplies

● Tea/coffee

WHO IS THIS FOR

● Photographers of all levels wanting to push beyond documentation

● Anyone interested in experimental image-making

● People who want to slow down and work intimately with images

● Artists curious about visual poetry and alternative narratives

● Those who want to learn relational approaches to photography

No prior zine-making experience needed.

WHAT PARTICIPANTS WILL LEAVE WITH

● A handmade zine of their transformed images

● New experimental techniques to continue exploring

● Connection to Peripheral Vision exhibition community

● Deeper understanding of their own relational practice

ABOUT THE FACILITATORS

Maria Meco is a Spanish photographer based in London whose work explores intimacy

between strangers and the delicate chemistry of shared vulnerability. Her practice moves

between fiction and reality - fiction as her chosen way of portraying the world, reality as the

emotions that existed before she pressed the shutter. Her work has appeared in Portrait ofBritain, Creative Review, Aesthetica Magazine, and True Photo Journal. Maria is also a keen

gardener who cultivates spaces where multiple species entangle - her photographic practice

emerges from this relational attention.

Polly Hardwicke is an English artist raised in London and currently studying BA

Photography at the University of West England in Bristol. Her practice primarily draws on

traditional studio techniques, incorporating portraiture and still life while also drawing

parallels between local landscapes and the body.

CANCELLATION POLICY

● Cancellations before 15th March 2026: Full refund minus £10 admin fee

● Cancellations after 15th March 2026: No refund unless place can be filled from

waiting list

● If workshop must be cancelled by TONER/facilitators: Full refund issued