Art workshop for adults and seniors / integration and intergenerational programme: The Photogram and the Black-And-White Image / for the for the Helena Wilson: Photography exhibition

The interactive workshops will engage with the basic principles of photography and will be based on experimental techniques. The workshops will focus on the importance of light as the key factor in photography.

The first series of workshops, The Photogram and the Black-and-White Image, will be oriented towards experimenting with the photogram technique. Workshop participants will learn the basics of its creation, i.e., working with shadows and exposing photographic paper using an artificial light source, and then developing and stabilising the resulting black-and-white image. The participants can approach their work either from an artistic perspective with creative aspects or as a purely informational record of the character of the objects.

In the second series of workshops, Collage and the Monochrome Image, we will focus on the creation of monochrome images, applying the creative principle of montage. During the artistic work, participants will apply different working practices (cutting with scissors or a knife, layering) and will experiment with artistic disciplines (collage, photomontage, assemblage, perforation). The resulting monochrome image can be developed using other experimental art techniques (frottage and prints).

 

This programme is designed not only for adults and seniors, but also for their children and grandchildren as part of an intergenerational encounter. The workshops are also open to foreign visitors.