Saline Exposures

'Situated within the heart of San Lorenzo, a vibrant scene of young creatives, a new photography gallery offers Rome its first dedicated space for photographic processing and display. Salt, a lost means of historic negative development, becomes a construction material, manifesting as blocks, slurry and loose grain throughout the gallery to create novel viewing experiences. The picturesque city of Rome was once the photography capital of the world. Inspired by vernacular Roman roofs and the lost art of photo development using salt, the site provides a space for photographers and visitors to co-exist. A space where artists can develop their art and visitors are encouraged to gather and admire the art.'

Initial massing models
1:50 Fragment model 
Developed massing, casted salt tiles
Physical and digital testing of the translucency of salt
Carving the salt
Scalloped walls as a medium to project
Salt block walls
The Projection room
Long section
Final Drawing
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