Overview
In the film, the photo lab serves as a space of transformation and control. It's where slides belonging to my grandfather, an anesthesiologist, are printed. The film development and analog printing processes are juxtaposed with the operating table and hospital corridors: a sense of sterility and technological advancement, a symbiosis between medical practice and a hobby no less demanding of precise procedures.
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