Earth To Images Alternative Photo Making Online Workshop 2023

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The photographic and cinematic industries are characterised by environmentally corrosive applications against a history of associations with the mining industry. This is an invitation to explore the environmental consequences of image-making through alternative photo processes beyond the traditional analogue processes we all know and love. Join a group of curious artists to investigate the concept of pollution as colonisation, and confront the ethical challenges of using a toxic medium that harms the earth as you document it.

Considering materials as both subjects and audience of our work, the group will experiment with new ways of making that consider responsible sourcing of materials and sustainable methods. This course will approach image-making from an environmentally conscious standpoint, by embracing the inherent ephemerality in the work and acknowledging our own transience and mortality.

Delivered online via Zoom over 4 weeks, meeting weekly to examine different methods of printmaking; namely Anthotypes, Chlorophyll prints and alternative ways of collaborating with the environment around us. Works created by the group will feature on the PhotoAccess online Community Gallery.