[jack_riminton]

Funnily enough quite a lot of artists use early digital cameras, where the quality is described as 'grainy'

Its of just bad enough quality (and hasn't been altered by algorithms) that you can get a 'sense' of the scene without too much detail, being over/under-exposed, etc.

Edit: also see the use of a 'black mirror' https://londonfineartstudios.com/the-mirror-the-black-mirror...