Tricky Ricky is an interactive thesis exhibition by Richard Pence. The exhibition invites the audience to experience the craft of chemical photography first hand, encouraging participants to view photographs not only as windows into that which is shown but as crafted objects whose production speaks to its value. As an educator, Pence seeks to inform and include his audience in explorations of the matter behind the photographic magic. With custom hand made cameras, novel analog printing techniques, and edu-tainment, Tricky Ricky turns the gallery space into a living darkroom.