@lt5+ a Photography Show
of images created through Photograms, Pinhole, Plastic, Polaroid & alt Process
curated by Robertino Ragazza
@lt5+ process is a photography exhibition centered on experimental works created through historical alternative processes, highlighting camera-less and low fidelity techniques that embrace tactility, chance, and material exploration.
Photograms, made without camera, rely on direct contact between objects and light-sensitive surfaces to produce unique impressions. Pinhole photography uses a light-tight chamber with a small aperture to project inverted images, resulting in soft, atmospheric, and time-based photographs that emphasize duration and subtle movement. Plastic camera photography expands this experimental language through the use of inexpensive, plastic-bodied cameras such as Diana, Holga, and Lomo. Their optical imperfections-light leaks, vignetting, distortion, and soft focus-produce lo-fi images that prioritize mood, spontaneity, and unpredictability over technical precision. Additional alternative processes presented in the exhibition include cyanotype, polaroid lights, and image transfers, each emphasizing materials intervention and hands-on manipulation.
Many artists featured in @lt5+ combine multiple techniques, layering processes and embracing irregularities to generate new visual outcomes. Through experimentation, repetition, and chance, these works expand the possibilities of contemporary photographic art practice while foregrounding process, memory, and physical engagement with materials.
Featuring Artists:
Shannon Amidon
Laura Barth
Jerry Berkstresser
Patrick Blas
Ms. Cashmere
Melissa Catahan
Robert Chavez
Mel Chircop
Binh Danh
Veronica Eldredge
Amber Engfer
Arabela Espinoza
Dan Fenstermacher
James Fung
Daniel Garcia
Jemal Diamond
Terri Garland
Dylanger Gutierrez
Jackie Huynh
Jonathan Kermit
Steven Kimura
Diane Kreiter
Terry Kreiter
Pawel Kula
Debbie Lam
Quynh-Mai Nguyen
Donald Lawrence
Sarah Loyola
Ron Manuel
Josh Marcotte
Abraham Menor
Marissa McPeak
Donald Miguel
Miguel Ozuna
Suzanne Pederson
Loc Phantung
Robertino Ragazza
Danny Sanchez
Lilith Sanchez
Cromwell Schubarth
Roger Smith
Christine So
Jai Tanju
Thomas Taylor
Adrian Tsim
Kate Vinogradova
Jane Waggoner Deschner
Jan Watten
Rachel Wolf
rob + mari
Michelle Yau
Ramona Zordini
Opening Reception: First Friday, May 1st 5pm–9pm
featuring: Soundscapes by Abraham Menor @watertheflow
and Pop-up by Candi Laria @drinkouma
Exhibition Dates: May 1 – 29, 2026
Gallery Hours:
Thursdays – *Fridays 12–7pm
Saturdays 12–5pm,
and *First Fridays 5–9pm
KALEID Gallery
320 So. 1st St., San Jose
info@kaleidgallery.com
408-947-1785