
Course
EXPLORING EXPERIMENTAL PHOTOGRAPHY
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
10 Sessions
10 Techniques
7 Workshops
2 Meetings
12 Conferences
1 Chat to share material and answer questions
Dates: from April 2 to May 28
This course is repeated for the last time in April
Duration: 32 teaching hours. Each student manages his time. The meetings have schedules but it is not mandatory to participate
Level: no previous knowledge is required
Modality: pre-recorded online with 2 live sessions
Price: €50
Language: English and videos in Spanish with English subtitles

Techniques:
Cyanotype - Multiple Exposure - Film Swap- Film Soup- Redscale - Anthotype and Chlorophyll print - Chemigrams - Pinhole - Solarigraphy - Experimental Polaroid
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FULL PROGRAM
SESSION 1: AGORA'S PRESENTATION MEETING
Face-to-face, Sunday, April, 2, ENG 19-21h (Spanish time)
History of Experimentation + Course content explanation
SESSION 2: VARIOUS TECHNIQUES + HISTORY
April, 3
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 3: MULTIPLE EXPOSURE
April, 10
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
April, 17
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
April, 24
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
May, 1
Conferences:
- Anthotype 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
May, 8
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
May, 15
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
May, 22
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
Sunday, May, 28, Face-to-face, ENG 19-21h (Spanish time)
Presentations of student work, viewing of references and dynamics with questions