WORKSHOP – PLANT BASED CHEMIGRAMS, AINDREAS SCHOLZ

This workshop is for either beginners or intermediate learners who wish to develop their analogue and camera-less photographic skills and develop specific alternative photographic projects with a strong focus on Fine Art

Have you ever wondered how and when photography really started? Is it true that nothing else existed before the invention of the camera in 1839?

Artists and scientists have been capturing images using camera-less photography since the 19^th century. In recent years, analogue and camera-less photographic processes are experiencing a renaissance including chemigrams. This half-day workshop will bring you on a 200-year journey through photography’s rich history and introduce you to some of the earliest camera-less photographic printing processes and techniques.

Far from being outdated, alternative photographic printing practices are experiencing a significant come-back, both thanks to their appealing visual qualities and to the fact that they are more sustainable and environment-friendly.

Course Content:
This workshop is for either beginners or intermediate learners who wish to develop their analogue and camera-less photographic skills and develop specific alternative photographic projects with a strong focus on Fine Art (e.g., composition, exposure, and image editing). Learners will be taken through the historical, technical, and creative aspects of fascinating alternative photographic processes.

• Historical and contemporary uses of chemigrams.
• Safe preparation of the required chemicals.
• Preparation of various plant specimens for printing.
• How to expose, develop, fix, wash, and dry prints.
• How to protect, store and archive prints.
• Historical and contemporary uses of chemigrams.
• Safe preparation of the required chemicals, including plant-based alternatives.
• How to expose, develop, fix, wash and dry chemigrams.
• How to protect, store and archive chemigrams.
• This will be followed by an informal Q&A session, celebrating each other’s outcomes in a supportive learning environment.