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Instax Slitscan Pinhole Camera

Slitscan photographs are directly exposed on sheets of Instax mini.

The hand-cranked instax developing mechanism allows the user to vary the speed at which the (instant) film travels across the slit. This is the method of changing the shutterspeed.

The instant film is conveniently very sensitive (Fujifilm says 800 ISO), which compensates for the small size of the pinhole and allows for a usable speed on a bright day.

Location: The Hague, NL
Date: March 2023
Format: Instax Mini

Instax Slitscan Tram

Tram moves, camera doesn’t.

Over time, the tram travels across the line that is captured/scanned.

Location: The Hague
Date: 2023 – 2025
Format: Instax Mini

Instax Slitscan at the Funfair

Three visits to the Kermis on the Malieveld.
First during daytime
Second at dusk
Third during the afternoon
The subjects are the same, but the lighting and sense in the photographs changes with each visit.

The slitscan camera is a very useful device to capture changes in space over time.
By rotating the camera (and changing the axis of space and time) the fast movement of the funfair turns into a mess of swirls and abstractions.

Location: Kermis Malieveld, The Hague
Date: April 2023
Format: Instax Mini

Revisiting the funfair two years later and relearning the magic of this time capturing device.

Time travels along the length of the instax.
The vertical instax captured a horizontal line.
The horizontal instax captured a vertical line. These are more readable, as it more closely follows the axis of the funfair ride’s motion.

Location: Kermis Malieveld, The Hague
Date: April 2025
Format: Instax Mini