PHO3204

Photography as matter: silver, gelatin, glass and paper 3

(A&D)

Proposed to be offered next in 2003

To be advised

6 points + 4 studio hours and 8 independent study hours per week + Caulfield,Gippsland + Prerequisite: 6 point of level 2 Photomedia + Prohibitions: PHO2204

Synopsis: Within the context of a visual art practice students will become acquainted with a range of alternative photographic image construction approaches and techniques. Students will be introduced to the technical history of photography and the role this history has played in the construction of contemporary photographic practice. The materiality of substances used to produce photographic images will be explored: silver and albumen, gelatin, glass, paper, perspex, aluminium, steel, mirrors and the camera obscura. A range of alternative processes will be introduced including cyanotype, liquid light and gum bichromate printing. Students will explore alternative negative making techniques such as the construction of photograms and paper negatives.

Assessment: Journal: 20% + Folio: 80%