1871 is a collection of portraits of visitors to the 76m2 gallery, and people in Pontypool, which were taken to recreate the slower and more static-style studio photography of the early photography period. Each portrait is taken on a large format 8x10 camera, photographic paper and developed using a reversal process which creates a unique and un-reproducible b/w portrait. At the end of the exhibition, each sitter was given their portrait. *** “1871” was the eighth in a series of 9 exhibitions organised in 76m2 by the*kickplate*project, with the support from the Arts Council of Wales, Torfaen Council’s Arts Development and Pontypool Community Council.