Jun 11 2008

Events

International Daguerreian Events



July 8 – 10, 15 – 17, 2011
	Lumiar, Brazil FotoRio 2011—Daguerreotype Workshopwith Francisco da Costa.The purpose of the studio with the century daguerreotype workshop and offer an immersion in this nineteenth-century photographic technica, allowing each particante try for a weekend the whole process, from polishing the copper plate until the image on the silver. Cost: R$ 425 per participant includes two days of classes practicas, classes 15 hours (Manah is later), all materials used and the manual, in addition to food stuffs and stay in Lumiar – RJ.

July 9 – October 10, 2011
	Kawasaki, Japan Mirrors in Our Night—A Solo Exhibition of Contemporary Daguerreotypes by Takashi Arai.I will exhibit 3 sets of brand-new works for this show: The first series is “Mirrors in Our Nights,” twelve 8×10″ daguerreotypes newly taken after the unforgettable day of March 11th. For many years Touhoku has been my mental mainstay, I tried to make each daguerreotype as an unique monument for my friends displaced by the earthquake and tsunami, and nuclear disaster in Fukushima. The second set “Portraits of Us” includes 6 portraits of my family and one image from my grandfather’s funeral in the end of this March. The third sequences are over 120 plates from “Daily D-type projects.” Since January 1st I’ve been taking one daguerreotype a day, and I will continuously add new plates to this show until October 10th.

July 31 – August 6, 2011
	Santa Fe, NM, USA Santa Fe Photographic Workshops—The Daguerreotype: A Contemporary Approach with Jerry Spagnoli.We cover two methods of exposing the plate. First, we try the traditional method, using the plate in-camera to produce a direct positive. Then we learn about the alternative to “live” exposures: contact printing from a positive transparency. This method can produce an image indistinguishable from an in-camera plate—but with greater control over the film positive, can provide superior results. Along with these methodologies, we learn about the historical context of the daguerreotype, as Jerry presents representative images and relevant information from the 1840s and 1850s.

August 1 – 4, 2011
	Lacock, UK Fox Talbot Workshop—Daguerreotype Workshop with Mike Robinson.This workshop is for artists with a serious interest in the evolution, aesthetics and process of daguerreotypy. The workshop will be conducted by Mike Robinson, a modern master of the medium. Participants will learn both modern and traditional techniques of polishing. Also covered will be advanced concepts of contrast control, alternative fuming techniques, and housing options. Each participant will have the opportunity to make at least two daguerreotypes during the workshop.

August 21 – 26, 2011
	Swan Valley, MT, USA Photographers’ Formulary Workshop—Daguerreotype: A Contemporary Approach. A daguerreotype workshop with Jerry Spagnoli.The daguerreotype is as much an object to hold in your hand as an image to look into. This class presents a method for producing high quality daguerreotypes without the use of the dangerous chemicals usually associated with the process. This method was discovered by Edward Bequerrel in the 1840′s and has existed as a scientific curiosity until now. It is a process, simple in its parts but full of subtle techniques.

February 21 – 24, 2012
	Rochester, NY, USA George Eastman House—The Daguerreotype: History & Technique. A daguerreotype workshop with Mike Robinson.This is a master class for people with a serious interest in the evolution, aesthetics and process of daguerreotypy. Conducted by Mike Robinson, acknowledged as a modern master of the medium, this workshop starts where the 1839 workshop offered last June left off. It specifically covers the perfected techniques used by commercial daguerreotypists in the 1850s, considered the golden era of the daguerreotype. Participants will learn both modern and traditional techniques of polishing. Also covered will be advanced concepts of contrast control, alternative fuming techniques, and housing options.