You Can Take Your Rage Out on Photography by Smashing a Camera to Pieces at New Exhibit
A new exhibition at the Belfast Photo Festival allows participants to smash cameras as a form of artistic expression. Titled Camera Obsolete?, the exhibit explores the physicality of photography in an increasingly digital world. Visitors can also choose to repair old cameras instead of destroying them, reflecting on the evolving nature of the medium.
- ▪The exhibition is part of the Belfast Photo Festival, running from June 4 to June 30.
- ▪Participants can either smash cameras in rage rooms or repair them in disassembly areas.
- ▪The festival aims to confront the future of photography amidst the rise of AI-generated images.
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You Can Take Your Rage Out on Photography by Smashing a Camera to Pieces at New Exhibit May 20, 2026 Matt Growcoot Toby Smith / Belfast Photo Festival Like all hobbies, photography can have its frustrating moments. And now photographers can take out some of that rage by smashing a camera to pieces with a hammer. freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "PetaPixel_728x90_ATF_Desktop", slotId: "PetaPixel_728x90_ATF_Desktop" }); freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: "PetaPixel_300x600_300x250_320x50_Mobile", slotId: "PetaPixel_300x600_300x250_320x50_Mobile" }); The unusual exhibition, titled Camera Obsolete?, is being put on by Belfast Photo Festival in Northern Ireland.
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