ART 121 PZ -Waiting for the Sun: Photography & Disappearance

Institution: Pitzer

Description: This is an introductory photo-based studio course open to all students from any backgroung. The course will introduce the anthotype process as well as photographic theory related to the history of early photography and disappearance. An anthotype is an image created using photosensitive material from plants and the sun for exposure. However, the image that results is not stable ultimately remains “unfixable” eventually diappearing. The course will emphasize student led research as well ascollaborative field work as we develop individual recipes for the anthotype process. The course will culminate and collaborative photobook project. Students must be able to handle a variety of organic plant based material throughout the course and work outside for long periiods of time.

Prerequisite(s): Please check course schedule for requirements.

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