During this 10-session course, you will discover everything you need to understand experimental photography. Starting from the understanding of the photosensitivity of the materials, we will make a panorama of its best-known techniques guided by respected artists of our festival. It is a theoretical-practical course designed for all those who come from analogue or digital photography and want to get an approach to experimentation and understanding of its diversity and fundamentals. It is meant as a constructive journey that the student can go through week by week. The material is pre-recorded but participants are able to get in touch with the artists to solve technical doubts. The course also provides a chat with other participants and Agora staff to accompany their learning.

INFORMATION

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10 Sessions

10 Techniques

7 Workshops

2 Meetings

12 Conferences

1 Chat to share material and answer questions

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Dates: from November 28, 2022 to January 22, 2023
This course is repeated in February and April

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Duration: 32 teaching hours. Each student manages his time. The meetings have schedules but it is not mandatory to participate

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Level: no previous knowledge is required

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Modality: pre-recorded online with 2 live sessions

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Price: €50

Language: English and videos in Spanish with English subtitles

pH: @xafex

Techniques:

Cyanotype -  Multiple Exposure -  Film Swap-  Film Soup-  Redscale - Antotypy and Chlorophyll print - Chemigrams  -  Pinhole -  Solarigraphy -  Experimental Polaroid

FULL PROGRAM

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SESSION 1: VARIOUS TECHNIQUES + HISTORY

November, 28

Workshop: Creative EXP. Creative photography workshop with SIBUX
Conferences: 

- History of Experimental Photography with Marc Lenot
- Painting Is Dead, They Said: Analog Photography in Context with Bridget Conn

SESSION 2: AGORA'S PRESENTATION MEETING

Face-to-face, December, 4, ENG 19-21h (Spanish time)
History of Experimentation + Course content explanation

SESSION 3: MULTIPLE EXPOSURE

December, 5

Workshop: Chance to power! Double exposure, portraits and film swap with Pablo Giori and Laura Ligari
Conference: Multiple Exposure with Lena Storjohann and Kasia Kozinska

SESSION 4: PINHOLE AND SOLARIGRAPHY

December, 12

Workshop: Pinhole and Beyond with Heather Palecek
Conferences: 
- Pinhole Photography and Solarigraphy with Carlos Erices, Javier Piñana and Jordi Bofill
- Pinhole Photography with Diane Bos, Justin Quinnell and Heather Palecek

SESSION 5: CYANOTYPE

December, 19

Workshops:
- Cyanotype Basics with Sara Poer
- Cyanotype: Space and Time as Photographic Negatives with Virginia Dal Magro
Conference: Modern Cyanotype with Annette Golaz, Virginia Dal Magro and Fruma Markowitz

SESSION 6: ANTHOTYPY AND DEVELOPMENT IN CHLOROPHYLL

December, 26

Conferences:
- Antotype and Chlorophyll Printing with Valeria Elide and Kimberly Hallyburton
- Botanical Photography: Retentive Shoots and Ruminant Project with Paula Dornan and Manuel Limay

SESSION 7: FILM SOUP

January, 2

Workshop: Film Soup: Magical Potion Cooking Class with Juliana Gagné
Conferences: 
- No Good Dirty Negatives with Kelly Perletti
- The Aesthetics of Expired Film with Vera and Patrice Baunov

SESSION 8: CHEMIGRAMS

January, 9

Workshop: Homemade Chemigrams! Playing with Photosensitivity at Home with Irina Chernikova
Conference: Cameraless Photography with George Roast, Irina Chernikova and Sophie Sherwood

SESSION 9: EXPERIMENTAL POLAROID

January, 16

Workshop: Polarexp: Experimental Polaroids, Transfer Lift and Double Exposure with Gal Wachs
Conference: Instant Photography with Felicita Russo and Erin Delsigne

SESSION 10: AGORA'S CLOSING MEETING

Face-to-face, January, 22, 2023, ENG 19-21h (Spanish time)

Presentations of student work, viewing of references and dynamics with questions