Lucy Beckett

24 Mar

Friday 27th February 2026

Polaroid lift workshop; held in Clwb Ffoto, Newport

Lucy Beckett

About the artist:

Lucy Beckett is a photographer living in Swansea currently working within a fine art photography approach. Her work often looks at themes of identity, self and feminism usually being navigated through the lens of a polaroid camera. This exploration reflects Becketts own thoughts and feelings around self-hood and their relationship to feminism. A range of alternative processes additionally allow the artist to navigate this work through the idea of touch and connection to the materiality of objects and therefore ourselves.

Session details:

For this session, we hosted a hands-on experimental workshop with artist Lucy Beckett, exploring the techniques behind her body of work, ESSENCE / SUBSTANCE.

Participants were introduced to the delicate and captivating process of Polaroid emulsion lifts — carefully separating the emulsion from instant film and transferring it onto new surfaces to create beautifully unique outcomes.

A huge thank you to Lucy for generously sharing her knowledge and creative approach, and to everyone who joined us and embraced the spirit of experimentation!