Contact and Scale

About

The course Contact and Scale combines different photographic techniques, ranging from the use of large format cameras (8 x 10 inches) to simple photograms. The focus is on the perspective of the scale, the angle of view and the transfer of the subject within a new space. Here displacement and scale play important roles, allowing artists to transfer their analysis of reality into a different space (darkroom or presentation room) – and thus into a different reality. When thinking about the composition, to decide on closeness and distance, the photographer or image-maker already sets initial accents. The situation in which photographs are taken and developed have an influence, both spatial and performative, on the artistic process. What is the relation between a photograph taken with a large-format camera and a photogram? How do plane surfaces and three-dimensionality meet, and what happens in between?

Course leader

Sophie Thun

Target group

Anyone with interest in Photography, darkroom, texts

Course aim

Sophie Thun likes to work in groups, introducing students to new techniques and allowing room for experimental factors. We will read and discuss texts, and watch films.

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