Hogan Seidel is a filmmaker and photographer based in Boston. Their work operates at the intersection of eco-praxis, identity, and liberation, with a focus on experimental moving image and analog photographic processes. Seidel works across Super 8, 16mm, and 35mm moving image formats, as well as medium and large format photography, incorporating techniques such as photochemical abstraction, botanical collage, cyanotype, optical printing, found footage, and in-camera editing.
Seidel is a co-editor of Analog Cookbook, a biannual publication from UNC Press focused on accessible approaches to analog filmmaking and photography. Their work has received support from the Massachusetts Cultural Council, United States Artists, and Collective Futures Fund.
Past artists residencies include MASS MoCA, Vermont Studio Center, Walkaway House, among others. They are currently a studio resident at the Boston Center for the Arts until 2028.
At Simmons, she teaches Latin American and African Diaspora history courses and graduate courses with an emphasis on feminist methodologies and public history.
Education
BFA, Media Art, Emerson College
MFA, Media Art, Emerson College
M.Ed, Arts Education, Harvard University
Courses
COMM 138 Poetry of Photography
COMM 232 Advanced Digital Workshop
COMM 239 Documentary Photography
Research and Special Projects
Hogan Seidel’s current creative research focuses on developing eco-conscious black-and-white photographic developers made from locally foraged and often invasive plant materials. Their work experiments with non-toxic, sustainable alternatives to traditional darkroom chemistry by using leaves, fruits, compost, and other organic sources to create film and print developers. This ongoing research explores the tonal possibilities of plant-based chemistry while also foregrounding environmental ethics, place-based practice, and experimental image-making.