15/10/2025
An evening celebrating everything analogue with Alex Roddie
In the 2020s, the analogue world - photography, art, music, reading and other creative pursuits - is enjoying a revival that few could have predicted 20 years ago. In this talk, writer, editor and photographer Alex Roddie explores the story of the Machine in the 21st century, and why the analogue renaissance is personally empowering as well as a vital countercultural force. How did we get here, where are we going, and why the hell does Alex keep making Star Wars references anyway?
As AI transforms societies, economies and creative industries, craft becomes rebellion against slop - and a new emphasis will fall on trust, process, humanity. But as Alex is keen to point out, this is not about totally rejecting the digital. Maybe the future will belong to those who embrace the best of both digital and analogue worlds.
Although Alex has deep roots in tech, including a computer science degree, he now champions analogue processes in his own work and edits two print magazines riding the wave of this revival.