Mot Met Studio is located between Da Nang and Hoi An in central Viet Nam. The studio sits at the junction of coastal sand dunes and agrarian farmland, where water buffaloes wallow amidst rice fields and lotus ponds.
From this idyllic Vietnamese countryside setting, Boris and Hugo conjure magical images on wet plate collodion. The studio has the following layout specifications: two shooting platforms, one for daylight (5x8m and 4m high) and one with strobe lights (8x8m and 6m high) (600W and 6400W).
The two platforms when combined gives a huge space of 8x13m. One darkroom and one laboratory in which the chemicals are made, housed and handled. Space for make-up and preparation for models. A dedicated chill-out room. Mot Met has three unique cameras:
The first one is a refurbished 150 year old camera, allowing us to make 25x25cm and 50x50cm Ambrotype.
The second one is a homemade juggernaut camera that allows us to make 1x1m Ambrotype.
The third and most unique is not a camera of normal conception but instead welcomes you into the studio itself.
By closing off the studio, it becomes an imaginarium inside the full expanse of the building to frame truly unique compositions. This allows us to customize the shape and size of the glass plate as we please, up to a physical limit of 2x2m.
