10-12.8.2024 kl(o) 9-15

This 3-day workshop guides participants through the transformation of a camera obscura which will then be used to capture ultra large scale paper negatives of the view from the space. The prints will be exposed directly onto giant sheets cut from rolls of photo sensitive paper and processed using a pop up darkroom constructed inside the camera itself. The class will work together to create giant positive prints using these negatives through the use of a rudimentary contact printing process and explore a range of

experimental developing techniques. Through a practical and hands-on approach, (and a lot of problem solving!) students will learn about the mechanics and optics of the camera obscura as well as a range of analog black and white photographic processes.

Participation fee: 120€

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Brendan Barry (UK) is a photographer, educator, and camera builder whose innovative photographic practice blends construction, education, performance, and participation. Fascinated by the mechanics of vision and the processes of analogue photography, he transforms objects and environments into spaces capable of viewing and making a photographic image. His work emphasizes the process and materiality of photography, including the passage of light through a lens, the heightened awareness from being inside a camera obscura, and the magical moment when an image is captured on photo-sensitive paper. This practice is central to his personal experience and his engagement with others in collaborative exploration.

Brendan is the founder and director of Positive Light Projects, a non-profit organization that uses visual arts to engage and inspire diverse audiences and communities. The organization also supports emerging artists, helping them advance their practices in exciting and innovative ways.

https://brendanbarry.co.uk/

10-11.8.2024 kl(o) 9-15

In recent years, there has been a growing concern to find photographic development methods that are less harmful to the environment. A little more widely known is the caffenol technique, which replaces the developing chemicals with a mixture of coffee and vitamin C. The active ingredients necessary to develop film have also been found in many plants. In this 2-day workshop, you will shoot on 16mm black and white negative film, prepare organic developer and tint, develop the film and tint found/existing footage.

Participation fee: 80€

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Azucena Losana (MX) practice encompasses experimental filmmaking, installation, and video art. She pursued multimedia arts at the Universidad Nacional de las Artes in Argentina and earned a diploma in audiovisual preservation and restoration from the Cinemateca y Archivo de la Imagen Nacional de Argentina, in collaboration with the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Her work has been featured at prestigious festivals including the Buenos Aires Festival de Cine Independiente, Festival Internacional de Cine de Mar del Plata, Kurzfilmtage in Oberhausen, Germany, (S8) Mostra de Cinema Periférico in La Coruña, and VIDEOEX in Zurich. She currently splits her time between Mexico City and Buenos Aires.

http://www.azulosa.com/ 

Elena Pardo (MX) is a visual artist and filmmaker based in Mexico City, specializing in documentary, experimental, and animation films. Her work shows the potential of photochemical films for image preservation and creation, with a focus on laboratory techniques. Since 2005, she has been a member of the extended film collective Trinchera Ensamble. Additionally, she co-founded and currently directs the Laboratorio Experimental de Cine (LEC), an artistic initiative established in 2013. LEC is dedicated to the dissemination, production, education, and programming of various cinematic formats.

https://www.elenapardo.com/ 

12.8.2024 kl(o) 9-15

The possibility of printing photographic negatives on an inkjet printer has caused a renaissance for historical processes like cyanotype, salt print, palladium and carbon prints.

The classic cyanotype process is usually used to contact print flowers and shapes. In this one-day workshop we will introduce a hybrid workflow to print photorealistic print with the cyanotype process from digital negatives and enhance the final look with herbal toning.

Participation fee: 40€

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Anders Bigum is a Danish visual artist. He brings a distinctive perspective to the collaboration. His ongoing artistic work explores interplay between reality and fiction, alternative photographic processes, experimental film making and manipulation of audio/visual live feeds—an embodiment of innovative spirit and boundary-pushing creativity.

Gry Björge is Danish designer based in Berlin. In 2013, she successfully completed her industrial design degree at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin. Her portfolio showcases a wide range of artistic expression, spanning sculpture, installation, painting, drawing, and textile art. One of her distinctive abilities is merging shapes, colours, and materials to create exceptional new objects. Her approach allows her to craft innovative and captivating pieces that ignites the imagination and leaves a lasting impression.

Their artistic collaboration creates an interdisciplinary dialog that resonates with the environment, and a deep connection to the geographic location of creation.

https://bigum-bjorge.com/